Do You Think the Kremlin's Needs Contributed to Putin's Decision Making in Ukraine?

You could not question the overarching strategies and decisions coming from the centre. You simply had to support and service what you saw as the Kremlin's needs. Do you think that actually contributed to Putin's decision making in Ukraine? Because you, for example,you could have told him much more from your expertise in arms control about the weaknesses of the Russian military. But it seems you didn't really deliver that message. Well, I didn't deliver that message because it wasn't my area of competence to do that.