worst situation, it would lead to a bigger confrontation in war and it would ultimately lead to more people being killed and it would not help ukraine and i know that s a difficult message. eric: british ambassador to the united states karen pierce here on fox news yesterday bluntly outlining the fears of no-fly zone but the mid 29 war planes, that could be compromise for now. retired general philip, former supreme allied commander europe nato and distinguished chair of the frontier europe initiative at the middle east institute joins us now. you commanded nato in theater and faced putin, is that a prudent move or sign of nato weakness? well, i think this is a move that the leadership of both nato and the united states, they have made a decision, we understand that decision.