u. k. to debrief them on the call and consult on the way forward our team. as presently debriefing, the embassies of nato members, you members and key and o pacific allies. the president will be speaking shortly with the leaders of both houses of congress and talking to them about ways in which the administration and the congress can work together on a bipartisan basis. to stand up for american interest and values and stand behind our friends and parkers. and president biden will be speaking with president lensky on thursday following. i'm yesterday's discussion between president, so etzky and secretary blinking. in terms of next steps, the president, president putin agreed that our teams will follow up on the issues discussed today . the president and our europe, his european colleagues, agreed that our teams will work together to ensure that our engagement with russia going forward. both involves and as closely coordinated with european allies and partners, so that we are all on the same page. there's a lot of work to do in the days ahead. as we pursue diplomatic channels, we will also prepare for all contingencies, just as we have been doing for weeks