meantime, germany put certification of the nord stream 2 pipeline on hold. germany is russia s largest gas customer. a senior pentagon official tells cnn f-35 fighters and apache attack helicopters already in europe are being redeployed to the baltic states and poland, and u.n. secretary-general gutierrez called russia s actions so far a violation of ukraine s sovereignty and territorial integrity and characterized russian forces as a, quote, perversion of the concept of peace keeping. back home as well, politics entered the equation with mitch mcconnell and others saying the administration s botched pull-out from afghanistan signaled weakness and encouraged vladimir putin s aggression. we have a lot to cover tonight, starting as only cnn can, in all the hot spots. cnn chief minl international correspondent clarissa ward is in kyiv. contributor and criminologist jill dougherty in moscow, and in lviv, jim sciutto. clarissa, i want to start with you in kyiv. what has the reaction been in