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Action, that he will pay a price, a heavy price, there will be consequences. and so the senate resolution and a measure is very important. there's some disagreement about how much authority he needs in addition to what he has now, but what's really important is that we come together in a bipartisan way to show the people of ukraine that we are on their side. and i'll just add in our trip to ukraine, i was so deeply impressed with how resolute and determined people of ukraine are. they are courageous, they are steadfast and they're going to fight in the streets, their neighborhoods, the fields,...

Hostilities are ended because, as i said — hostilities are ended because, as i said earlier today, civilians _ as i said earlier today, civilians are dying. that is the — civilians are dying. that is the situation as i see it today but, — the situation as i see it today but, again, this was a deliberate choice by the russian president to launch a war and — russian president to launch a war and there russian president to launch a warand there are russian president to launch a war and there are conclusions and _ war and there are conclusions and consequences to take from that _ and conse...

Nevertheless the president did what he could to lay out his vision and with the white house called the toughest sanctions yet. in the hopes of rebuffing the russian leader. >> his actions betray as sinister vision for the future of our world, one where nations take what they want by four spirit it is envisioned that th united states will oppose with every tool of our considerable power. he will test the resolve of the west to see if we stay together and we will. >> test the resolve of the west. it is the west, we're talking about most of the g7 that are all coming together to put together as s...

Forward with more aggressive sanctions and more punitive measures against russia that they will in fact have republican support. and this is what everyone is really watching for next week. when republicans and democrats return to capitol hill. they have indicated that they want to move forward on a robust sanctions package. as well as tackle a spending bill that will provide more aid to ukraine. >> but, eva, not all republicans are being quite as measured, right? >> that's right. elise stefanik, she is the third highest ranking republican in the conference, gop conference chair. she described ...

Package, how quickly could you get that sanctions package out and agreed on? >> the sanctions package could be done in hours literally. the vote would take only a very short period of time and i think that the final details simply have to be resolved. there's a chance it could be done still on the table and a path forward to do it, but what's really important is that vladimir putin know that he will face consequences, that the president has the power to do it and i believe is determined to do it. i urged and others have joined me in saying that we should be imposing sanctions right now for the...