democratic sovereign country that s not ruled by russia. and so i think right now many ukrainians see this fight, this looming war, this looming escalation of an ongoing war as a threat to their survive all as a sovereign country. many civilians are ready to take up arms and defend the country street by street should russia tried to invade. bill: last question. in 2014 obama administration sent blankets. in 2021 and 2022 the u.s. and neighbors has sent ammunition and weaponry. has it given them more lift thinking we have their back more so than crimea in 2014? yes. the lethal weapons like the javelins which began under the trump administration have certainly sent a message of solidarity to the ukrainians. not a big difference on the