There is a weirdness that is there is a weirdness that is the relationship gets closer it becomes fragile. irate the relationship gets closer it becomes fragile.— the relationship gets closer it becomes fragile. we saw while ukraine was — becomes fragile. we saw while ukraine was waiting _ becomes fragile. we saw while ukraine was waiting on - becomes fragile. we saw while ukraine was waiting on us i ukraine was waiting on us congress to agree to extra funding that europe did step into the breach there and provide funding.- into the breach there and provide funding. there is no question — provide funding. there is no question that _ provide funding. there is no question that europe - provide funding. there is no question that europe is i provide funding. there is no question that europe is an l question that europe is an important part of the effort in ukraine. at the same time it really is the united states that provides the back bone of it which in some sense provides the strategy which makes most of the major decisions even if a lot of money and weapons are coming from europe. so more importantly maybe and this is something we don't think about often it is the united states that holds europe together on the question so without the united states there it is really not the case that the europeans would be able to fill that void in the void that you are talking, the gap you are talking about over the last six months, europeans were able to partially fill that but there was a gap of money and weapons