mention of. and would really throw the whole world into an array of challenges unlike anything that we have ever seen before. >> bret: yeah. so, as you look at that story about russia asking china for help, take a listen to reaction to that. >> we have communicated very clearly to beijing that we won't stand by. if -- we will not allow any country to compensate russia for its losses. >> we will have to recalculate who we are in terms of our trading relationships. if russia is able to dismember the democracy in the ukraine, that's a death sentence for taiwan. >> bret: the meeting, juan, was said to be tense and long, hours long in rome between jake sullivan and his counterpart. what about china helping russia? >> >> well, if the united states