the discussions about a threat of war is provocative in and of itself. you are almost calling for this. you want it to happen, you re waiting for it to happen as if you want to make your words become a reality. this is the largest, this is the largest clearly, mobilization of troops in europe in decades. and as we speak, russia is sending even more forces and arms to join them. if russia further invades ukraine, none of us will be able to say we didn t see it coming. and the consequences will be horrific. the verbal confrontation yesterday with one of the sharpest between the two countries in years. president biden says the security council meeting was a quote critical step in rallying the world to speak out in one voice, and reiterated that russia would face swift and severe consequences if they