Well, if the sanctions are going to remain and you take off the carrot of removing them, because they are costly, we could respond to Russia's invitations to co-operate more in the Arctic. We could respond to Russia's invitations to co-operate more against terrorism. There is an agenda we could address with Russia that pays it respect. That kind of respectful engagement, I suppose, could be described as a carrot.
On October 23rd, 2017. See this statement in context.