to the 1997 status quo, that 1997 date was actually invoked directly by deputy foreign minister sergei ran could have just over the weekend as they walked into these talks and he said something essentially to the extent of rufgts has been giving on the nato issue for 30 years and it s time for the united states ornate toe to give something in return. so we re now just kind of waiting to see is russia serious about that demand? that s a very hard line to ride and one that we know to be unpalatable to the united states, to nato or is this just a very strong bargaining position, can the united states, for example, today offer something that russia might go for? one of the things that might be on the table is some kind of return to the intermediate range nuclear forces treaty that the trump administration withdrew from. we know that s something russia would probably love to see. they have said specifically they want to talk about american missile placements, nato missile placements in east