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analyst and chief of russia operations steve hall. steve, what kind of impact do you think the president's visit to ukraine may have on vladimir putin or his reaction to it? >> well, first, this is a huge, huge deal for the ukrainians. i've never served in any place where the seniors in that particular government said hey, is there any way we can get the american president? this is political currency. it's political capitalist. for ukraine this is like if beyonce were playing at your high school prom. it's a huge deal for them. and it's a big boost. >> like beyonce playing at your high school prom if your high school prom was under attack. >> and that's the other side of it. first of all, it bolsters everybody's -- the morale in ukraine, not just the citizens, but the soldiers fighting it. and it's a huge blow to vladimir putin. he's got to be pretty upset about this on the verge of a big speech he is going to make tomorrow. so it will be interesting to see what putin comes octuplet with, and whether he even alludes to