always with our allies and partners, that nato, the european union, the g-7 countries, and all of us together are continuing to take steps to increase the pressure on russia through additional sanctions, all of which are very actively under discussion, and will be implemented in the coming days, as well as taking further steps to give the ukrainians what they need to defend themselves against the russian aggression. >> and as part of that effort, we're seeing a growing appetite among the u.s. and european allies to have assistance to ukraine that congress is hoping to pass as early as this week. >> okay. thank you for reporting that for us. joining me now, joe holiday. a national security researcher at a strategic intelligence and advisory firm. he is also a former if not office here work in military intelligence. a big welcome to you. what is your assessment.