concerning military escalation on the part of the russians, we continue to see greater diplomatic alignment on the part of the united states and our allies. japan is joining the rest of the g7 countries in blocking russian banks from the s.w.i.f.t. messaging system. we heard from the u.s. ambassador to the united nations this morning, linda thomas-greenfield, indicating that the u.n. security council is poised to do something it hasn't done very often, in fact only ten times in its history, voting to convene a special session of the entire u.n. general assembly here on this matter of international concern. this would be a significant move because russia, as one of those permanent members of the security council, would not be able to block that move. so we're continuing to see, in addition to these defensive steps, sanction steps that the u.s. potentially is continuing to rally our allies for potential further steps down the road. >> thank you, from the white