were the ones that launched this war under false pretenses. everyone knows it's putin's war. he was responsible for it. perhaps he was thinking he could throw this out there for putin to grab on to as a way to blame. putin came out strongly, very angrily against him. >> is there any sense that ukraine has an opportunity here now? >> i think we have to be careful about that. we've seen how difficult this counteroffensive has been in the last few weeks. we know that they're bogged down on a number of fronts. we know that as much as they're trying to push through with the western equipment they've had, that it's a long road to go. and this doesn't necessarily give them a tactical advantage. yes, we see that there are cracks within the kremlin's capacity for control and projection of authority. but we don't know what actually