>> but i think what's important is putin's aggressive nuclear actions that united the european. this is the most unified the u.s. has been around ukraine in decades. i would be remiss if i didn't mention, in 2019, i was there when colonel vindman was raising the alarm about getting military aid and security aid to the ukranians. most americans didn't understand why that mattered then. they are seeing this force of president zelenskyy and they are realizing this is people standing up for their borders. and the united force that the americans are holding against russia. >> it's the ukranians that are fighting, they seize the initiative. he's trying throeaten us on othr things like economic support. but we have to remember this is part of the playbook, that putin