is provoking them. bret, the russian ministry of defense felt compelled to answer the comment tonight, issuing a statement decrying the british defense secretary, the coarse language, something they said perfectly characterizes his intellectual impotence. no one here expects this furthering sense of siege in russia is going to have any negative impact on president vladimir putin s popularity. bret: amy kellogg come alive in moscow. thank you. let s get reaction to the news involving russia, the latest to the investigation surrounding russia in the u.s. senate judiciary committee chairman chuck grassley and member lindsey graham. i sat down with them this afternoon in the judiciary committee hearing room on capitol hill and started by asking about the administration s new sanctions against russia.