have been better to have this summit much later in the biden administration. stimulates this year or next year. most people think it is a summit for the sake of a summit. in my view i do think we can put some cards right on the table here with putin and try to get inside his head about our seriousness. here is what i'm talking about. the major strategic objective putin has since he took power in 2000 is gain some influence and control over the former soviet union states that are now independent from russia. many of them certainly are in nato and he has used intimidation and coercion against those nato former soviet union states. in the last year over 400 sovereign space air violations against those countries. and in the non-nato countries, he has exercised very aggressive control annexing crimea, parts of eastern