and in the treaties and secretary hagel referred to that, explicitly russia demanded that nato retreat to where it was in may of 1999 which is before the enlargement began. so he has set his sights on restoring a sphere of influence in the post soviet space but apparently beyond that. and a few weeks ago, the foreign minister said that when the warsaw pact broke out, central and eastern europe were orphaned. imagine that image. so it s as if russia believes that those countries should also be in its sphere of influence again. hopefully we can keep our attention focused on that. angla, grateful for your time. we ll continue this conversation, obviously. still to come how a divided senate reacting to president biden s pick, his historic pick for the supreme court. sore throat lozenges. show your sosore throat who s boss. new mucinex instasoothe. works s in seconds, lasts for hours.