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We also have mounted the profound costs on the russian federation, the economy, the financial system. already look at the consequences of it. the russian stock market is closed for days because they are afraid of capital flight. the ruble is worth less than a penny. putin's war chest, amassed a war chest of $600 billion perhaps expecting to weather sanctions. he never expected these sanctions, these economic measures and because of them that war chest is now largely inaccessible to him. >> can you tell me where the assessment is on who's paying the price of that damage we have inflicted on rus...

The strength and your arrogance and your resolve to violate all the rules. so, that's why i believe it's already world war iii because it's about our future. and we are, by the way, fighting putin. economic sanctions, political isolation, technological blockade. we're already fighting him. and expecting that this fight will be limited to all means but battlefield, it's wrong. not that i want it. this is not a war of our choice. but we are being imposed to fight back. and every day that we delay our response, simply pushing the price up. and we can see this -- these horrible images from ukraine...

So much better armed than your country. what are we getting wrong with that analysis? >> there is nothing wrong about that. there was underestimation. putin wanted to take ukraine, he said, in 24, maybe 48 hours. well, watch us. we are standing for nine days, and we will be standing more and more. and again, this is not only because of brave ukrainians but because of the massive international support with finance and military equipment, et cetera, et cetera. and second, we did not underestimate putin's forces. we know that it's a hoard and he will be bringing more and more of them. but the thi...

Boris johnson, they condemned him, so there was a very angry letter from the u.n., so do -- does anybody think that this will stop him from creating a nuclear catastrophe? he already is doing it while the world is watching and saying, we are very concerned. so, as well as president zelenskyy, i'm calling for support. i'm calling for air force protection. we can call it any kind -- any way. it doesn't really matter if it's called no-fly zone or whatever, but if our allies, if the countries like united states, united kingdom think that the war still didn't start for the whole europe, for the who...

They're also going to have to answer the question -- are they going to support someone who has made it very clear that he would destroy the one alliance that now stands between europe and vladimir putin which is nato? and this is going to be a fundamental issue and i hope that the forces of democracy are prepared to push back against that as vigorously as they possibly can. >> charlie, i'll just add, here late in the game on a friday, that i don't think anyone should hold their breath and expect the likes of mike pompeyo or ted cruz or the guy with the hand, anything like that, they are hoping...