Thank you very much.
Ms. Meharg, first, your recognition of the professionalism of the men and women in the Armed Forces is appreciated. I have often heard it at conferences, and I think it's a real asset for NATO.
You talked about reconstruction. I am going to ask you both the same question, but I will sort of set aside the reconstruction of the countries in which we were involved, such as Iraq or Afghanistan. Let's talk about Russia. Right now, the primary response is to impose sanctions on Russia. Would it be possible to take a different approach toward Russia, whose economy is in big trouble, as we know? In response to the Zapad exercise, would Mr. Putin not be tempted to declare war to try to restore Russia's autonomy and to hold on to power? Would it be possible to develop more reconstruction mechanisms rather than to impose sanctions? That suggestion was raised at the Halifax Forum last weekend.