Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and thanks to both of our witnesses for being here.
Mr. Rasiulis, it's nice to see you again. A lot has happened since the last time you were at our committee over a year ago.
I'm going to quote what you said at the time: “The neutrality option for Ukraine is on the table.” Again, a lot has happened. A very violent year has passed. From this perspective, it's difficult to have imagined that Ukraine was ever truly neutral as it pertains to NATO versus Russia.
You talked about “diplomatically”.... You talked about Ukrainians using military force to expel Russian forces. I'm interested in your thoughts on what a post-conflict Ukraine would look like diplomatically. I'm also interested in what challenges you think this poses.