what's happening inside the walls of the kremlin, i think there's a siege mentality. we heard from the spokesperson for the kremlin, dmitry pes cove -- he said this hysteria will pass. that gives insight to what the leaders of the russian government are thinking. you know, we have been through tough times before. he described the economic position as a blow, but he said we'll stand on our feet, and i think that siege mentality, they're hoping, will tap into a cultural feeling here in russia. just remember that the famous siege of leningrad, now st. petersburg in the second world war is seared into the collective memories of the russian people and that siege will be something that you can expect the russian leadership will be thinking they can use, if you like. but then again of course there is a siege on ukraine, and we are seeing ukrainian cities