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"Ukrainian entry into NATO is the brightest of all redlines for the Russian elite (not just Putin). In more than two and a half years of conversations with key Russian players, from knuckle-draggers in the dark recesses of the Kremlin to Putin's...

Very justifiably make nato a little concerned there. there are russian submarines closer to sweden than there should be. if nato and sweden and the u.s. have a response, its very easy for vladimir putin to say, well, were just in the gray zone here. theres no provocation for you to be worried about. you see that again and again. you see that with a little green men in ukraine. you know, obviously nothing to respond to here. these arent russian. these are patriotic russian nationals. you saw that...

Does vladimir putin have a grip on realty? he said the other day those arent russian troops in crimea or all part of his tactics as well? does he not realize that long term at least, long term, russia is economically vulnerable with these kinds of moves if it is going to be isolated by europe and the rest of the world? >> you have to look at it through his perspective not necessarily our perspective. that gets you in trouble if you look only through your lens. in his lens he sees he successful o...