of ukrainians from battalion size down to squad sniper teams. >> i do want to note this is something, this partnership with russia and china, the alliance they have had previously, the u.s. national security adviser jake sullivan told our dana bash today they're watching china closely to see if it does provide support to russia during this time. so we don't know what the latest is but i want to get to this viewer question on this topic. why won't china put pressure on putin? doesn't china know it will be associated with putin? this viewer wants to know about this. what do you say? >> well, my view is that china has a long-term plan. they're focused internally on expanding their economy and expanding their footprint on the world. they could very well see what's happening inside of ukraine as a distraction from their goals, a