and then just roll into ukraine. central demand remains nato not expand eastward, it has moved close to russian borders since the end of the cold war and i was at one of president putin's first meetings 21 years ago and recall back then what seemed a frantic plea for nato to stop expanding. russia has invaded its neighborss since then and fear is it will do it again, despite assurances at the geneva meeting yesterday. >> the threats are real and we want to avert the circumstance. >> meanwhile, republicans are increasingly calling to hit russia where it might hurt worst. sanctions gas pipeline to europe that biden administration