to russian citizens and time is running out- to russian citizens and time is runnina out. ., , . ., running out. another piece of the uzzle, running out. another piece of the puzzle. the running out. another piece of the puzzle, the kremlin running out. another piece of the puzzle, the kremlin had - running out. another piece of the puzzle, the kremlin had insistedl puzzle, the kremlin had insisted ukraine be barred from joining nato but america s rejected that demand. so now what? what happens next depends on whether america offered to negotiate with russia on some aspects of europe s security will be enough to satisfy vladimir putin. if it s not, if as some fear president putin was my aim is to dismantle the european security order as it is now, then expect a long term friction between russia and the west. vladimir putin cut a lonely figure today as he remembered the world war ii siege of leningrad. across europe, there are fears of a new war but is russia s current and very