dacha, he never listened to anybody. he has nobody to tell him, mr. president, i think you're going too far here. he's completely disconnected from society. he has zero connection with the society now. and out in the world, you know, basically, has xi jinping as the only person he respects. as a result of that, i think he's making really bad decisions. and that is worrisome to me. >> ambassador taylor, as someone who has been in ukraine next door, you know zelenskyy so well, the world has been extraordinarily impressed by his courage and his ability to rally his people. can you explain also why he would agree to go to the belarus border where belarus has been a staging area where lukashenko has been an ally of putin, a military ally. why would he take -- he wouldn't do that himself, but why would he send a delegation? >> andrea, you're right.