they re trying not to let russia get too isolated, but i think even the chinese understand it is not in their interests to blow up the international order and to blow up the international economy, especially when letting putin twist in the wind as he is doing now is actually to china s advantage. no matter how this ends, excuse me, this is going to end with a much weaker russia that s going to be somewhat dependent on china. putin has made one of the greatest strategic blunders of the past 50 or 60 years, and that s to the advantage of china. so i don t see where china, unless i m misreading xi somehow, i don t see where it is to china s advantage to play hardball with the white house because putin s mistakes are all accruing to the advantage of a stronger china and a weaker russia. noah, we need to go to break, but i just want to read this to you and get your reaction.