Washington D.C., White House, Situation Room.
Beside a long table, from left to right, sat the Vice President of the United States, the President, the Commander of Special Operations Forces and the Chief of Staff, the Presidential Security Advisor, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, an Army General, the Presidential Security Advisor, the Vice Presidential Security Advisor, the U.S. Counterterrorism Chief, the President's Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Assistant, and the Director of National Intelligence.
In this small room that encompassed almost half of the top tier of the United States, there was a large screen showing scenes from Kiev, thousands of miles away.
Everyone's expression was very serious. There were many people, yet the room was silent.
