last several days. we've seen continued localized violence. we've seen troops associated with the russians all over kra miya, at strategic points, roads, roadblocks, the taking over of military bases. controlling things that appropriate's control we have, and we are also told that the u.s. is seeing some small numbers of additional russian troops going in. so putin, you know, is achieving escalation in a very, as i say, drip, drip way. you know, you add a little bit here, a little bit there, and he's beginning to achieve his goals. he doesn't need thousands of troops. he doesn't need to authorize a thankful -- military action in terms of firing weapons, but the problem, fred is what the u.s. is so concerned about as this standoff goes on day-by-day, at what point does one side or the