the time is now to rapidly ratchet up the sanctions whether it is petro companies in russia or on banks. and congressman adam sheft is go ing to join us right now, a member of the house intelligence can committee. thank you, for being with us, congressman. we have vice president biden meeting with ambassador of ukrai ukraine and so russia is looking very closely at how the u.s. is reacting to what is happen iing well, it is important for the vice president to be there and voice his support for the kiev government. it is also important the beef up the training exercises in the baltic states. i was in lithuania, and they are very concerned that russia will expand beyond ukraine and thr t threaten the baltic thes as well, and under article 5 we are obliged if they are attacked to