There? well, you know, there has been some friction over this issue in the eu, and keep in mind so different members of the eu of which there are more than two dozen have different imperatives and views of russia, and they have showed pretty good unity since the start of the war. we are seeing a little bit of internal argument on this, and vladimir putin is hoping that western unity will break. that has got to be one of his key long-term strategies here, and also step back and look at the larger context. europe oil imports are not insignificant, and this is not going to change vladimir putin s calculous, and for most of the countries their reliance is on russian gas and not oil, and they are able to do this because it s not going to be that painful to them and not that painful to vladimir putin. it s another step. putin is not happy about it but it s not going to alter the course of the horrific conflict. so important that you mention