arms control regimes like s.a.l.t. or s.t.a.r.t., or any of the others. so it s maybe a way for putin to kind of blend in with the chinese idea of nuclear proliferation. and we could be seeing a very difficult period, from an arms control perspective. but i also have to say, bianna, that i m not surprised that this happened. i think it s pretty clear that putin was on this path. and as jill mentioned earlier, it s very clear the russians don t want to have anything to do with any arms control regime that might limit their options with ukraine. ambassador, i ve read, again, this morning that letter that you signed back in march of last year, calling for the u.s. for nato, to create this no-fly zone over the humanitarian corridors, a term that now sounds quaint, considering how much russia has
treaty before the end of this year. that s a big difference to prior inter-korean arrangements. also, on the aspect of denuclearization, things are not that different because also within the agreement is a commitment to a phased approach to disarmament. and that is something that is likely going to cause a lot of friction with the likes of john bolton who really want to see north korea make some large concession up front. one other difference is the fact it seems journalists are going to be invited to the nuke clear test site in a mountain in northeast korea to see its closure. these are steps that the north koreans are trying to take to show that they are being sincere. but from an arms control perspective, don t really make much difference at this stage. so this back and forth. and what we re hearing from these various countries in play, are they sending the right signals to one another in response to build some level of