has been turning on the gas already, been accelerating security assistance. it s probably just a reflection of the pressure that he s under with as we saw, bomb attacks on odesa. people being killed. the extraordinary, extraordinary siege of mariupol with 100,000 civilians trapped and the russians fully intent on starving them out. this is the kind of pressure that president zelenskyy is under. but i do think that the u.s. is providing the kind of support now that will make a fundamental difference. before we go, tell us with russia s new focus on the east and the south, new focus not just attention, but military assets. how does that war go now? because of course you have the u.s. and nato trying to back up the ukrainians for a new kind of battle in the east. armor on armor. artillery on artillery battle. how does that play out in your view? right. we can t forget just how poorly