Elissa Slotkin actually said...

I would just say you have an absolutely unique moment where the U.S. Congress has bipartisan agreement on giving you what you need and we're...

the sanctions are going to have to be, you know, really -- he's going to have to have the impact of the sanctions really settle in.

we're not going to send American sons and daughters to fight on behalf of Ukraine.

he's just working off of a different plan. I think its legacy building. I think he sees himself as the hero of his own story.