Okay, let's get started, colleagues. We're already 15 minutes late and we have a vote that's going to interrupt us.
I would like colleagues to give us some discretion on the vote and we'll call it maybe five minutes before the vote.
Is that all right?
It is a procedural vote.
We have with us General Smith and General Ritchie. General Smith is well known to this committee.
This is pursuant to a resolution by the committee to get a briefing on Ukraine and the Baltic region.
We appreciate your attendance and your patience and anticipate that we will appreciate your future patience.
With that, we'll begin.
I just want to welcome Dr. Powlowski to the committee. Obviously the whip didn't talk to me; we are going to have to coordinate on ties.
General Smith or General Ritchie, you have five minutes.