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Part of the g7. this is a widespread effort from the u.s. government. treasury is involved, the state department is involved, the commerce department is involved. the state department is rolling out 200 plus new sanctions on individuals and entities for supporting russia's war in ukraine, going after proxy groups in ukraine. the commerce department is going after exports, s that are going russia that. is critical. they are targeting more than 90 companies across the world, including chinese companies, thatnabling russia to evade sanctions in place that. is critical here. another thing they're ...

Service in your background. what struck me reading your piece is the cost. you describe it as fighting at democracy's edge. and you asked one of the volunteers. he said, not once have i asked myself am i doing the right thing? do you find that commitment to the cause is still there after one year of a bloody war? is it fading at all or has it held fast? >> good morning. thanks for having me. jim, i think it's held fast. i was really struck by the resolve, both of the local ukrainian volunteers that we met with and spent time with, whether making gilly suits or rolling homemade cigarettes. and ...

Difference of resolve in this war. it's an existential fight. if ukraine loses, there is no ukraine. ukraine must win. >> when we met volunteers there, some of them are veterans with fighting experience. we met folks who have not been in combat zones before risking their lives. >> holding a gun for the first time. matt, you were there in the beginning of the war. then you went back to see how things were almost a year in. what changed during that span of time in terms oh of the volunteer and foreign fighters you helped train? >> i think there was an understanding this was going to be a slog, j...

Right now. do you disagree? >> well, everything we give them, almost everything we're giving them now was viewed at once not necessary or escalatory. so tanks are a good example. that debate over tanks was finally ended, but because of that delay, i don't think the first abrams will get to ukraine before 2024. the same thing will be said in the future for f-16s or the longer range weaponry. we stalled himars, and then they changed the course of the war to a large extent. they pushed the russian forces back 50 miles and their munitions. can we continue to do that? putin won't change his mind on...

To convince china this is a bad idea, it's against their economic and diplomatic interest. >> we have talked some time about republican colleagues of yours who say it's time to stop or seriously pull back aid to ukraine. not a majority at this point, but a very vocal minority. do you see bipartisan support for ukraine fraying in the coming weeks and months under a republican-led congress? >> look, i'm concerned about a long-term impact, that this war could go fierce. right now, i see a very unified, bipartisan support. you're correct, there is a resolution out there by a republican to end supp...