civilians, by definition, you're a war criminal. >> reporter: the white house has not gone so far as calling putin a war criminal, but that is the widespread view by members on both sides here. also members will get a briefing later today by the leadership, top chairman, to the context of what zelenskyy asked for congress to do, as that guides the next phase of their approach. there is still talk potentially if you should give more to ukraine and attracting nearly $4 billion, but undoubtedly both sides recognize more needs to be done. >> it was notable to hear from president zelenskyy asking for more economic pressure against russia in the form of sanctions as well. manu raju, thank you as always. president biden is expected to speak in just a few minutes responding to president