thanks to the extraordinary courage of the Ukrainians, he has already failed.

I am determined that we bring him home, as well. We are not letting up in that effort in the least.

I think it is a very important and powerful tool, one that that I appreciate.

Winning is going to be defined by the Ukrainians, and we will support whatever they decide is in their interest.

That is Ukraine's goal, and as a result that that is our goal as well.

I think a number of factors came into play. I think he saw Ukraine moving inexorably to the west, to Europe, and he saw nothing that was going to interrupt that process.

I would say two things.

We also have to make sure, and this is an area of real focus, that we have, and the DFC can be engaged in viable projects.

We are back on the Human Rights Council we were able to actually lead in the creation of this Commission of Inquiry for Ukraine.

This is, as Chairman Leahy said, a very, very dramatic problem that already existed of course, and has been exacerbated by Russia's aggression, by the invasion.

I think this partnership has the potential to be one of the most important and foundational partnerships that we have going forward, over the next decades.

We can make this a race to the top, not a race to the bottom.