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>> think mafia, where everybody kisses the ring of the boss and he makes lots and lots of money. by sanctioning them, we are putting pressure on all of putins ruling kleptocracy. >> reporter: in 2017, one estimate put putins own worth at over $200 billion. and tonight, the russian ruble has lost nearly half of its value. one ruble now worth a little less than one cent on the dollar. >> and james joins us now from moscow again tonight. and james, you have been reporting here for several days now ...

To south korea, and it would be devastating -- >> you dont think that ratchets it up? >> it makes it real to the chinese. were running out of options here. for 25 years, weve been begging the chinese to help us with north korea. weve been cutting off food. weve been giving them food. sanctioning them, relieving sanctions, and everything we do doesnt work. the north koreans believe in spite of all these sanctions the best bet for them is to get a nuclear weapon and missile to hit america. donald ...