which putin backs down in. i do. i think we and president biden is working on exactly the right approach to make sure president putin understands the high cost if he does decide to invade, to work with our partners and nato and e.u. and across the world to make sure those sanctions are done in concert in a unilateral way while working the provide a strong off-ramp to de-escalate the situation, to try to work with russia to find a nonvile way to address this conflict and to get to a resolution. you must have heard some of the voices in your party that are asking why the united states is siding with ukraine instead of siding with russia. we hear it on fox. some individuals in the freedom caucus, the house gop saying this. what is your answer on why it is important to stand with ukraine?