from the biden administration. there s no sign, by the way, diplomacy is working or this is the opposite of de-escalation. right. it is. and on the diplomacy note, you keep hearing from officials who are still trying that route but at this point, steve, do you think that s a lost cause? i m not sure that it s a lost cause. i don t think i would go that far. let s be honest, neither side has agreed to the other side s demands. both sides have sort of said the other side is unacceptable. you wonder where exactly they go from here. but to address the issue of the evacuation again and what has changed, you know, it s entirely possible the information the embassy is getting on the ground might not have as much to do with the russian troops or its concern about american personnel going to the eastern part of the country where there s fighting. things like street violence, the possible closure of airports, the possible breakdown of infrastructure, cyber attacks