to call today one of the most consequential of president biden s 10 1/2 months in office so far. this is about avoiding war, folks. it s what the u.s. can and will do to protect our european allies and whether china will take its cues from russia depending on how the u.s. responds or doesn t. so let s get started here. joined by our chief white house kronlts kristen washington welker, richard engel, and jerry kasprov. kristen, let s start with you, the basics here. the call has wrapped up. there are a lot of sources saying some of the threats that president biden reiterated to putin about making moves on ukraine, including sanctions on the pipeline, the infamous