an alternative. not just a stick but a carrot for putin and russia, an off-ramp. so if there are any transaction that's are allowed to go through, through a waiver by the secretary of treasury, that money could be held in escrow. as an incentive for putin the withdraw from ukraine, it would flow to humanitarian and only humanitarian purposes. so a carrot and stick approach. would it sanction all the energy related transactions but it would also give vladimir putin a diplomatic off-ramp. >> republican congressman andy barr of kentucky. member of the house foreign affairs committee. thank you so much. a grandmother in a strange country with her 4-month-older grandchild depending on the kindness of strangers. when it cops to pushing russian propaganda, the kremlin has a lot to say but they are staying silent when it cops to the detention of bririttany