it would trigger sanctions and somehow cut russia off from the global economy. but he s willing to take that risk because what he really wants is a subserveiant ukraine. he s made clear to him what his goal is the idea that ukraine which he s always thought of as fundamentally part of russia can be an independent state, can choose its own foreign policy, its own economic policy. and the biden people have been i think appropriately tough and provided assistance to ukraine and rallied the european countries together. but without being foolish in trying to provoke some kind of a war. because that would be you know, that would be a catastrophe for everybody. the united states does not want to go to war. the ukrainians don t want to go to war. the europeans don t. everyone is trying to see is there some diplomatic path where you can address some of russia s security concerns without conceding on this fundamental