the foreign minister said. >> ambassador, ellison, thanks to both of you. connecticut democratic senator richard blumenthal serves on the armed services committee and is just back from a trip to ukraine as well as meeting with president zelenskyy. let me pick up with where the ambassador left off. in the discussions with president zelenskyy, did he convey fears about the potential for annexations? do you believe that ukraine giving up territory may be at this point the only way to end this war? >> at this point, chris -- thanks for having me -- the people of ukraine are in no mood to give up territory. they are as fiercely dedicated to the defense of their country as they have been from the start. the eloquent really emotional appeal to our hearts made by the first lady of ukraine is exactly the message that i heard from president zelenskyy. the need for air defense, to stop that terror from the skies,