James Clapper: “I think there is a threshold of behavior that is just unacceptable, and somehow that has to be conveyed.”

I think the Chinese are going to treat the Russians, somewhat analogously, to the way they treat the North Koreans.

I think, I'll use the example of what is still the major Russian prize, which is Kyiv. And so they, they're having difficulty surrounding it. But assuming they did, and then they try to strangle the lines of communication bombard the city…

I think the reason they were taken off the list was to provide an inducement or motivation for them to agree to some sort of ceasefire.

I think he's trying to erase any vestiges of as much as he can of culpability that people that were caught up in this investigation.