distinguished and accomplished former ambassador to russia is heading to kiev. i think that's a good sign. but we have not done what we could have done over the last five years with regards to our relationship with russia and syria, iran and a whole host of other problems that maybe couldn't have been solved, but they could have been mitigated with the kremlin and with, of course, putin himself. >> a big moment nor the ukranian people as we wait to hear from the white house. congressman, thank you for joining us. tomorrow defense secretary chuck hagel is expected to preview the defense department's budget. hagel says they have huge spending cuts and they have to reduce it by about $40 billion more than planned. hagel will cut personnel costs, and cut housing aplounss. he'll also free pay raises for the highest ranking members of the military for a year.