sanction issue go by. they're very real. there was a discussion of whether they should be preemptive or post. they're clearly going to be post sanctions in addition to whatever exists in law. that's a major problem. yes, we have seriously provided defensive armaments, missiles and other equipment to ukraine so that they could repel or at least fight back on a russian invasion, exacting serious cost to the russian soldiers and those body bags are going to head back to moscow and that's a real problem for putin. but putin's got to think the long term here. the negotiations are extremely important that are going on and there have been certain signals that have been put forth that there is a road on the negotiations that would provide security to the west, including ukraine, as well as to moscow. and this has to do with the ongoing nuclear negotiations and