joining me now to continue this conversation as ivan eland senior fellow and director of the center on peace and liberty at the end of penguin institution and city and ivan thank you so much for joining us now ever think sions bill is passed through the senate and what do several things including this short less shorten the duration of loans to russia banks and russian oil and gas companies and allies firms that contribute to russian energy development and stop trump from being able to singlehandedly ease the think chips now ivan what are your thoughts on these new sanctions imposed on russia. well normally i don't support economic sanctions i also would like to see u.s. and russian mullard term improved relations because i think they have some common interest however this is more than russia this is an attack on our election system and i am afraid i have to support the sanctions in this case. because there's no other way to deter russia and other countries from doing this again obama didn't do enough and trump has no intention of doing anything so the congress has taken this this. step and i and this i