ukraine into its orbit. i think in moscow at the moment, similar tough language to what we've heard in the past. a little bit of uncertainty over what president biden has said, but they are still sticking to their language that they want to see these written answers from the united states about their security proposals, and that's something secretary blinken has said he won't be delivering to the foreign minister of russia peskov in geneva tomorrow. >> the minor incursion language getting attention. we should point out the president said therein vegas by russia into ukraine would be a disaster for russia. that was the message he was trying to drive home there, too. nic robertson, thank you for that. laura? as christine mentioned at the top of the show, the senate's effort to pass legislation was dead on arrival. they knew it. their attempt to change the 60-vote threshold to pass the built was defeated when two democrats, senators joe manchin and kyrsten sinema, joined every republican in voting no.