defenders of democracy. i had a conversation with a white house official today and i asked them how tenable is it to continue to have these images and for the president to continue to say we cannot defend these civilians. and that person said the same thing essentially that president biden is saying, which is that's still world war iii and the president has the red line and the red line is he does not want to get into a war. but it shows you that there is frustration inside the democratic party but also this is a president that is trying to be realistic about what that will mean for all americans and that's why we've also heard the president sort of once again and over and over again tell americans there is a big cost for defending freedom because obviously the domestic politics and all of the economic struggles here are part of the decision that he's making. >> well, look, i want to get both to the economic front and we have steve leaseman who can explain what's left in the sanctions arsenal here but, courtney, this is clear why the russians are bombing on the west. they're trying to shut off