weapon like this, a strategic weapon in a tactical situation in ukraine when frankly he could have used any other missile, it indicates he's trying to escalate this conflict. he's putting nato on edge, raising the stakes, and this is what we have been concerned about all the time. this is the line that biden is trying to walk here. how to pressure putin without escalating the war. >> which i think you have just definitely voiced one of the major talking points in brussels on thursday. let me ask you about the reports of russia's military, that it's stalled, that it's losing morale. a new article in fortune says if the russian army doesn't start moving soon, it's really screwed. what's your assessment of russia's military strategy up to this point and do you see this war dragging out as a result? >> look, you're absolutely right. this war is going to drag out. and the fact that the russian military has been stalled outside these cities for a couple weeks now indicates that they're in real trouble.