he wants to reorient toward the east, of course big partnerships with countries like china, one of the countries also at the economic forum where he spoke today, and egypt as well. the russians are saying they want to reorient their entire economy, but they are aware of the fact that the sanctions are hitting their economy pretty hard. but as you said earlier, victor, he essentially says he believes the strong economic pressure so far by the west is failing to dissuade russia from its course and failing to cripple russia s economy. fred pleitgen for us in st. petersburg, thank you. back here in the u.s., from the south to the central plains, millions of us are battling a record-breaking heat wave. we ll tell you what to expect where you are next. moving his m money into his investment account in real time and that s. how you collect coins. your mononey never stops workig for you with merrill, a bank of america company. with best western n rewards you get rewarded