staying power. he is still making a bad bet that the conviction and the unity among united states and our allies and partners will break down. he still doesn t understand that our commitment, our values, our freedom is something he can never, never, ever ever walk away from. it s who we are. [applause] i mean it, it s who we are. it s who we are. throughout this horrific war, the people with lithuania and the brethren, champions of ukraine s right of a future to its own choosing, one that is free because you live so long with freedom denied. many of you who are older know better than anyone how precious the right to determine your own future is. precious to people everywhere, everywhere. not just in ukraine, belarus, muldova, georgia, and all the places around the world people