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we cant have these conversations without you, so i know you are juggling a lot of things. but thank you very much for making some time to talk to us. were grateful. e time to talk to us were grateful . ,. >>. it to -- the to -- th according to russian state media, the criminal case against yevgeny prigozhin, the head of the wagner group, a private mercenary army in russia critical to russias ability to wage war in ukraine, will be dropped. thats what theyre saying at least. and he will...

Humiliate putin on the world stage? i think the biggest takeaway is that putin comes out of this crisis much weaker than he was before. this has been building, weve talked about it before. i think this war in general has weakened putins rule inside, and most certainly is standing around the world. think about what we just witnessed. two armed forces that used to be loyal to putin, threatening to go to war with each other. and then who comes to save mr. putin? luka sanca. the guy who is supposed ...

Because youve got this country sitting on the second largest nuclear arsenal, people should be reminded that a week and putin is not necessarily a good putin. we want that situation resolved, and i love the ambassadors words. we need to wrap this up as soon as possible. >> ambassador mcfaul, weve got a minute left and its all yours. just tell me your feelings on the analysis. putins most dangerous when hes winning, putins most dangerous when hes losing, what is he ever more or less dangerous, or...

Trash. their political pariah in the international community. the billionaires, the oligarchs cant go somewhere on the riviera anymore. so this place is a real mess. putin still has the national guard, the riot police, the fsb and the ministry interior. he took maybe 4000 people keeping him personally safe in his isolated country. so in the short run, maybe were not going to see it collapse, but putin is clearly in a weakened state, and thats good news for the west and good news for ukraine. and...

He started to march his troops toward moscow. i think you saw the writing on the wall, that he was not going to be able to be successful. i think moscow couldve brought down a fair amount of firepower including air power against that convoy. i dont think that he was hoping that this was going to eventually result in the deal that supposedly has been struck. so although he might have agreed to this amnesty agreement, i think he might have in fact signed his death warrant. because as has been said...

Security, and paramilitary activity around the globe. but putin also, im sure hes not happy with the way the war effort has gone. and so therefore, shoigu and gerasimov, the two people who were heading up the defense ministry -- have been with putin for the last decade or more. and so, i dont think hes going to remove them as a result of the pressure from prigozhin. but overtime, i think he may find other eventual to lead this war effort. but right now, i think the sense of paranoia and distress...

The strategic slouch psychological open window for zelenskyy, and how long do you think it lasts? -- applebaum had a smart observation that tonight, if you live in moscow, the war isnt so far away. it almost came literally to moscows doorstep. what opportunities does that provide zelenskyy to turn this war, and the very sophisticated psychological operations hes been running since the start against the russians? >> zelenskyy has already taken full advantage of what has happened, by going out ver...

Bulletproof vest with his troops. and putin is exactly as you described, in suits and closed doors and long tables and surrounded by literally no. one is it prigozhins character to leave? to take an amnesty deal, to relocate to belarus and leave his troops there? i think everyone who has followed this saga would be astonished if prigozhin goes into some quiet retirements in belarus. and i think anybody who knows anything about vladimir putins record of settling at the score with people he feels ...