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supreme court. we're going to go through the arguments on both sides of the case. good morning and welcome to "way too early" on this tuesday, february 28th. i'm jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. many of the republican party's biggest names will not be attending the annual conservative political action conference in maryland this week just outside washington, d.c. potential 2024 candidates will not be at the annual gathering. rnc chairwoman ronna mcdaniels, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell and house speaker kevin mccarthy are also sitting out this year. t...

Talk to us about the impact these sanctions may or may not be having and the current state of the russian economy. >> jonathan, you know i'm a sanctions nerd, but i'm especially excited about this package of sanctions, and that's because it targets the mining and middles section of russia, which a big part of the section of their economy, and russia has been exporting even throughout this war metals such as platinum, palladium, nickel, iron, or steel. this is a very heavy piece of their economy and it employs millions of people in russia. it is a contributing factor how they raise funds. so ta...

I'm also curious if you can talk us through the stalling that yulia just referenced. >> yeah. i was nodding because i was actually just recently asked this question, and i had the same exact answer, which is that for sanctions -- as you know, i'm a sanctions nerd. i love me a good sanction. but sanctions are not going to be what changes putin's mind. they are a prong in the broader strategy. but for the sanctions to really be tough and to really send a message, it has to get at the heart of russia's economy. that's the oil and gas sector, which makes up 30% of the economy. and europe, while it...