addresses this. he'll have a news conference the day -- one day later on saturday. that's really his window of opportunity. as small as it is to make a significant message that he sends to people back at home that are his biggest critic. >> thank you, peter alexander. ambassador, the final word on what would be a victory. same question i asked peter alexander. what would be a victory from the view point of vladimir putin? >> for trump a victory is to be able to hand off all of the issues to his cabinet secretaries and say, i'm going to rely on mattis and tillerson to handle this with their counterparts. for putin, a victory is one in which he thinks he's got an understanding and we may not even know about it with donald trump. that's why what you really want is a no -- no agreements meeting. >> okay. we'll keep an eye on it. we'll have you back to see if that's what we end up with. thank you for spending time with us. up next, a man who knows the