russia invades. we have been very clear that we are prepared to issue sanctions like you ve not seen before. republicans claim biden policy toward russia has been too conciliatory. they pointed the administration waving sanctions against the builders of the kremlin-backed natural gas pipeline to germany, nor did stream 2, which would weaken the position of allies like ukraine and strengthen russia s hand in europe. they cited the u.s. relationship with germany in waiving those sanctions. they said moves like that only encourage the kremlin. leasing over these past days and weeks is putting pressure on the americans, looking for concessions, trying to achieve something through threats and collation that he doesn t want to do militarily but he s prepared to push the biden administration to the edge. this conversation today is ahead of an expected conversation between russian and american officials on