i think they are feeling each other out. it's also part -- this is clear. i think everybody was expecting an asymmetrical response from putin. here is your asymmetrical response. he could have gone all the way sanctioning back and expelling half of the american embassy or he could have said, oh, come to the christmas tree celebration at the kremlin, it's a wonderful thing. so he chose that kind of softer, kinder putin, thinking that that will bring the -- >> so what is the mind-set in doing so? i remember 24 hours ago, most of the analysis was saying russia is going to probably reciprocate by doing something similar to what we did to them. that's kind of been diplomatic standard protocol over the year between many countries, but you're introducing something different here. he saw this, analyzed it, and he said, i'm going to totally do some reverse psychology on this whole thing. >> and he does. he often, you expect something, and everyone talks about his unpredictability. i think it's actually not unpredictability. if you think very hard, you can figure out his actions, you just

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