to help you in your efforts? what came out of that meeting? absolutely. we had warm and truthful meeting. we understood that the usa will prolong the support of belarusan people. on the one hand pressure should be imposed on the regime, to isolate him economically and politically but on the other hand civil society need assistance. and i m sure united states will be very helpful in this this in approaches. senator jane shaheen, explain why this matters in the grand scheme of things. i can think of a few things at the top of the list, but in terms of sort of the global effort toward democracy, how can belarus be an example if, perhaps, her efforts can be backed up by others?