ty called, jacek allowed -- cobb, jay sekulow. >> who is the lead counsel? sec. sanders: outside of the white house, i would refer you to jay sekulow, who can address any questions on that front. >> ambassador nikki haley said in reference to syria, russia cynically negotiated a cease-fire. the only way we can cooperate with russia is if they change behavior. what about their actions speak to them changing behavior? sec. sanders: i did not say the change behavior. i think that is why you see the united states, along with over 25 other countries, step up and take action, and why we expect to see another, other countries follow our lead on that front. and question about russia, a follow-up if i might. i heard you say previously that we as an administration have been exerting maximum pressure on north korea, for example. i am curious, is the administration applying maximum pressure on russia? do you believe that's happening by way of what we saw yesterday, and beyond? and if not, why not? sec. sanders: we are certainly applying pressure on russia. we are certainly e