wrong, polling has shown americans seem open to paying more at the pump, at least saying that maybe before it's happened, in order to do something to ukraine, to do something to stop vladimir putin, but gas prices and inflation in general are, have already been an issue for this administration, even before the war in ukraine. >> reporter: that's right. it's one thing to give that answer to a pollster saying, should you be willing to sacrifice to help ukraine, that sounds like the right answer. it's entirely another thing to consider the effect on public and political attitudes when those prices go up. there's nothing harder for a politician to do than to tell his constituents, i'm doing something that's going to hurt you in the pocketbook. here's why it's worth it. that's the challenge facing joe biden right now. >> that's called leadership. catherine, is there a move for russia here? can russia retaliate? >> russia has already threatened to retaliate by saying you don't