i was at the white house when our diplomats in damascus were bothered by the syrian government. we did not do much at the time. it was a decision that was very heavy and requires a lot of equity to did whether or not to pursue that course o action. to do that, i would agree that it was directly in results, it was taken in the larger context of punishing russia for its behavior of interfering the elections. what we the american people, what the american government might expect in terms of reactions from russia. word now that we are hearing from russia, bradley, turning back to you in london, what s the latest? we have not heard response from russia or vladimir putin. two days ago, this spokesperson, from the russian foreign ministry threatened against some of these sanctions and she seems