hitting russia with economic sanctions that may well cause them more damage than they caused the russians themselves. and so it s going to be a very delicate balance. so matthew, it s 7:20 in the evening where you are. and clearly there is all of this rhetoric that is being passed about, these live news conferences very dramatic. at the same time, there is a clear situation still on the ground. we heard shots fired, you will be it warning shots today, and we have seen movements of ships. we have seen the ukrainians demanding that many naval forces and assets return back across the black sea towards crimea in case of anything that could escalate. what is the current situation militarily speaking? is it just still a full-on standoff? reporter: i think it s beyond the situation of a standoff. i m not in crimea, so i don t know what the exact lie of the land is, but from all the