assistance to eastern flanked countries in advance of any invasion and those discussions with them have been ongoing. overnight, the state department authorizing the departure of all non-essential from kiev. should president putin move forward with an invasion including measures that would target russian citizen smartphones, tablets, and video game consoles. we are mindful of what we think is the most effective deterrent and the severe economic sanctions captured something that would be go far beyond what was done and what was on the table in 2014. all of this as putin continues to mobilize troops along ukraine s borders, putting global leaders on high alert. the development, yet another test of nato and its mission. the alliance putting forces on stand by by sending ships and fighter jets to eastern europe. u.s. secretary of state blinken sending this message to putin