ahead with sanctions now before russian troops cross the border. you're starting to hear that call being echoed by both democrats and republicans in washington. the line from the biden administration for now is they are holding off on sanctions, but if russian troops do roll across the border, they will look to impose a swift and united set of responses, not just from the u.s., but nato allies in europe as well. >> a lot of the sunday talk shows had lawmakers saying we want to impose sanctions now. we'll see if the biden administration picks up on that, raf. joining me, senator tina smith, democrat from minnesota. welcome, senator. good to see you again. let me ask you about the situation first in ukraine, your reaction to the latest development from the u.k. and the way the biden administration is handling things so far. are you among those who believe some level of sanction should be