I think, in the days and weeks ahead. >> so this, you know, coup d'etat may have been a win for putin in some ways. but overall, this war of choice in ukraine has been the biggest disaster of his presidency and keeps getting worse. how does this now play into presidential elections, which are scheduled for next march? >> you mean in russia? >> yeah. >> just to be clear. >> yeah, in russia. >> yeah. so i don't think it plays much at all. putin has set up a system that leans heavily towards his advantage, and that system will stay in place. and, look, in the west when we talk about this, we are ...