that? >> this is basically a cheap russian tactic to -- confuse its air defense systems and to lure the ukrainians into wasting ammunition on these balloons but i think what we are seeing is another attempt by russian to ratchet things up. i don't like to be the bearer of bad news but i think what we are looking at is another attempt by russia taking advantage of that gap between one pledges of western tanks were made and when they actually arrive to do another major assault from the north from the east and from the south. it could be devastating to ukraine but being in ukraine as long as i have, i know that there is a very strong resistance. the western weaponry is coming but putin i think is a man who cannot accept defeat and i think it was mitch mcconnell who said today that unless he is pushed back, we can expect not only other dictators to be emboldened but this to turn