he does have domestic issues to deal with, primarily the economy, the standard of living for ordinary russians is going to be a challenge for him, if the markets continue to react in the way they are. >> in fact, in 2014, any new years before, in ukraine, that's been the source of so much discontent. people not seen prosperity. i'm always happy when you wonder into the space, european markets aren't open yet, but it is looking like we're looking at more than 2% drop across the board of u.s. markets will be about a 700 point drop on the dow. more importantly, the price of gold, price of oil is soaring. the price of oil is up internationally over $102 an ounce, now, for crude. . almost $970 an ounce for the crude we use here in the united states. so i guess this is a long way of me asking you, pierre, what is the long game for vladimir