Rob Portman: “I think this is one of the gravest threats we face internationally.”

I think you look historically, that has been the case.

This is not the time for us to back off. In fact, it's a time for us to redouble our efforts because the Ukrainians have shown through their bravery, their courage on the battlefield, that they are making progress, have made tremendous…

What are we doing about it? Well, we are helping the Ukrainians militarily, and I think that has been extremely helpful to the successes we have seen on the battlefield.

That is what we have lost, that art, the art of the deal that was talked about earlier.