putin's cynical point of view, he was still an ok place. he was at worst reclaiming a piece of a loss russian empire, and are best still having prospects for holding onto most of the land that he's gained in the last 16 months. that was where it was yesterday. from putin's point of view, this is a cynical person, not hopi like you or me. by his calculus, it wasn't terrible, he was disappointed he hadn't won the war quickly, but he was willing to pay a high cost for an historic russian mission. today he is fighting for his life. it appears he may be surviving it, but the stakes have dramatically expanded in 24 hours. so many questions, what does yevgeny prigozhin do next? does he continue in ukraine, fighting for putin, a