kimberly alcott reporting that from washington, thanks very much. kimberly happening in ukraine now from the outside. they have to know rushes response will be swifter. i'm fascinated so we have all sorts of tools that the west cannot obtain key. and we will not boast about weapons in what we will use them if need be. and i want everyone to know that you more to those a jabari has more from moscow. he has thanked the soul and the russian president has said that they are already managed to basically get through the initial phase of these sanctions. but of course, many economists have been a few weeks. there is a long term goal when it comes to these kinds of severe sanctions and international sanctions, specifically. but for now, vladimir putin, dark effect. they haven't managed to crumble the country's economy or break the country society. as a result of it, european leaders are calling it gas blackmail. russia has carried down its threat to suspends natural gas supplies to ukraine's allies if they didn't pay for it. and rubles poland and bulgaria re