military operation. they talked about the situation on the ground. and then one thing that wasn t talked about or at least woe don t know that it was, that is what s the future for assad? there was a lot of attention paid to the political solution that might ultimately be reached. but the press secretary for president putin didn t say whether they actually had discussed that or not. so that s an outstanding question. i think another thing, why was president putin so interested in this? obviously, i think, the body language was very important. in the only the substance of the meetings but the fact that it happened. assad here in moscow for the first time, looking not like a beleaguered person, you know, in a basement hiding out. he was in a suit. he was in the kremlin. and he did not look particularly stressed. for president putin, it worked very well, too. he now looks like a global player and that s exactly what you got from these pictures. all right. michaela.