Alaska. i think tony blinken s response was exactly right. we can argue it until the cows come home about nato enlargement, whether 2008 was a mistake, i think it was. as amy said to put ukraine in a gray zone, not moving in that direction. but this is about sovereignty and this is about respect for boards, not to change them by military force. and vladimir putin s ambition to create a legacy. there s any rule, you don t change borders by force. saddam hussein learned that in 1981, vladimir putin cannot be allowed get away with this and that s where rand paul was way off base with this. and a prominent fox news host in the early days of the war said he was rooting for russia. back to the idea of peace talks, there s been talks in the last couple of days. they say, of course, the biden administration would love the shooting stopped as soon as possible.