long ago, president zelensky called it a mistake for the towson pull out nonessential staff from the embassy. he compared it to ship captains saying they should be the last to leave the ship. what do you make of that and what do you make of him down playing the imnegligminence of invasion by russia? >> reporter: the embassy is still fully employed. the members of the embassy are there. they are family members and dependents of the ones that are leave. but the embassy is full of individuals there and working on an everyday basis. i know what he's concerned about is that, to make sure that there is no sense of panic and/or individuals that think they cannot go about their lives here in ukraine. now, that would be a victory for