every day this week, including of course the decision yesterday to personally sanction president putin from the u.s., from the eu, and from the uk. they also want to show this unity, bolster their support of course for ow crane and just last night, the president of ukraine once again tweeting he would like to see this measure enacted. so, pressure is really mounting behind the scenes, particularly, of course, on holdout countries like germany within the eu. and we will have to see, within the coming days, that pressure will win out in the end. michael. >> all right. appreciate the reporting. good to see you, my friend. anna stewart there in london. and i will be back at the top of the hour to bring you the latest from here in ukraine. for now, though, let's go to anna coren in hong kong with some of the day's other top stories. anna? >> michael, appreciate it. thank you. sport can play a powerful role in international diplomacy. something europe's top football body knows all too well. coming up, uefa strips st.