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POLYMEROPOULOS: "I think it is extraordinary. The administration deserves a lot of credit but I don’t think it is necessarily enough, because right now what Ukraine needs is assistance in the east. Obviously where the fight is going to be shifting. And also in the south to protect Odesa and that means more weapons systems and more advanced weapons systems, like multiple launch rocket systems and anti-ship missiles. So we have to keep the consistent flow of arms, what has been going on, and perhaps much more advanced weapons. I’m not sure if we have actually reached that sweet spot of maximum economic and military pressure. You know, that doesn’t go enough that would cause a serious escalation. I think we can do more and I come back each time to a famous engagement in 2018 where members of the Joint Special Operations Command, the U.S. military, killed 300 Wagner mercenaries from Russia. You know, chairman -- I'm sorry -- former Secretary of Defense Mattis in testimony, you know, he said something that was extraordinary. He said he gave the order to annihilate them. And guess what? The Russian response was nothing. So I think we can do more. We have to be very cognizant of escalation, but the Ukrainians are depending on us. You know, this is the great fight of our time right now."