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Surprised. just a few years back, he kind of made this famous quote that if a fight is inevitable, you must strike first, and i think he always viewed that ukraine, at least for him, was going to be a fight. i think the annexation of crimea, for him, back in 2014, was never going to be enough. and i worry that maybe we thought that it was enough and that this sort of caught us off guard, but i completely agree with macron that this has -- his demeanor has really done a complete change. >> and add to all that that putin's speeches this week have been fact checked, and many of the claims he made...

>> if you see i got, seized by got. if you have a house, sees the house. >> richard oberg of the foundation for the defense of democracy has putin caught rich russians off guard. >> i think it's clear for public statements you are seeing from these oligarchs already distancing themselves from vladimir putin, they didn't expect this, they hope to run a campaign to distance themselves but the truth is they are complicit to putin's crimes and they need held accountable just as much as vladimir putin. >> it turns out the daughters of some of the oligarchs are lashing out against putin. his 27-year...

Russia and ukraine are suffering understood the hand of putin and his crone why is who are using manhattan has a playground. and it's reprehensible. we want it to stop. the way to do it is to put these oligarchs on the sanction list and seize these assets. that the right thing to do in the name of justice. if you have see a yacht, seize the yacht. if you have a house, seize the house. >> putin caught the rich russians off guard. >> i think some of the statements you are sphreefg the wealthy oligarchs trying to distance themselves from putin. bust truth is they are complicit? putin's crime and ...

Zelenskyy revealing his location in the war torn capitol kyiv and sending this defiant message. >> i think here in kyiv at bancova street. i don't hide and i'm not afraid of anyone. i will stay here as long as is necessary to win in our patriotic war. >> dana: and as president zelenskyy begs for more help announcing it is priored to deploy might go 29 fighter jets at an air base in germany giving the us an opportunity to transfer them to ukraine. the state department says they were caught off-guard. let's go to mike the lead in ukraine. good evening, mike. i think it's just after midnight ther...

The war, but did not distance herself with mr. putin. and the chief conductor has been fired. and the author of this article joins us now from new york. given that culture is supposed to elevate our human experience, not merely reflect it, some of the moves seem punitive. can you give us insight on how these decisions were made? >> there hasn't been much of a clear decision making process, in many cases. some places have been caught off-guard, and they're making it up as they go along. some are demanding that artists denounce putin and the invasion before they can perform.