earlier to arm the ukrainians to the teeth, more than they already are or to perhaps deter putin which clearly failed but at the moment, i think that there is very much this sense globally that the russians have miscalculated badly that putin is, based on reports, extremely frustrated if not lived about how this is all going. and from an american perspective there is very little appetite for direct military involvement or direct military involvement that can become direct for example like a no-fly zone enforcement scheme that would lead to war with russia. but, when it documents lethal aid and all the other atmospherics, including tonight at the state of the union, i think that the west and others are really standing up and sending a much more powerful message in terms of deed and -- in terms of words than many of us expected. >> bret: around the world as you point out, a number of countries are stepping up. the president of ukraine,