That this kind of outcome that apparently has happened with the austrian chancellor would happen, which is that it s effectively pointless. what s your take? well, i think in this case, it probably served a good purpose because as long as the austrian chancellor did lay it out the way that it s reported and took that lesson back, that further consolidates the european union s position. but i do agree with poland. look, mr. putin is not going to negotiate and give anything away. it s all going to depend on the outcome on the battlefield. these talks are just his way of trying to divide europe and forestall reinforcement of the ukrainians. in this case, he s in such a hole. he s sacked his top intelligence guy who was responsible for ukraine. there s a big purge under way. he s looking for people to throw the blame to in this case, and he knows he s got to deliver. so he s not ready to negotiate.