certainly demand hard cash for it putting cuba in a bind. maybe that's why they're more susceptible to reaching out to america for diplomatic accommodation. more rivals and enemies and trading partners especially russia and venezuela, maybe cuba. bill: you're watching the ruble collapse in front of us, down 50% in 2014. and energy technology, fracking is a big reason for that. the couple the sanctions with lime you put in have an economy some had wondered whether or not it would go in freefall, stuart. >> this panic buying in moscow because if people don't i something today it go up in price tomorrow or not available at all. this collapse nic in the price f oil gives america leverage over