but if they are ukrainian and given to the ukrainians, i don't have a problem with it. >> let's talk about sanctions for a moment. it would seem as if global sanctions are rattling the economy there in russia in the last 24 hours, mcdonald's and coca-cola, they've cut off business ties there. i want to play a part of what the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine said to my colleague savannah guthrie about vladimir putin's calculus with regard to that. >> i think everything we've seen is that putin is not yet on a path to an off ramp and that he will double down. and the ukrainian people are the ones that are going to pay the price, but so are the russian people and i think that's important to remember. >> given russia's military footing right now, admiral, do you agree with that assessment, that putin is going to in fact double down? >> unfortunately i do. and we've seen his play book. it called syria, craig, where he