biden put in effect yesterday. just as the president said we would do, today the department of defense announced that we would be sending additional forces to nato's eastern flank to deter and defend against any russian aggression directed at our allies. we made clear that if russia invaded ukraine, we would act with germany to ensure that the nord stream 2 pipeline does not move forward. today chancellor scholz announced the german government is suspending that pipeline indefinitely. we've been in close consultation with germany and we welcome this action. we're using a plan to security the stability of global energy supplies, which is in all of our interests. the united states and our allies and partners are united in the face of russian aggression. this morning the european union