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They could have the affect of changing behavior. but initially no. >> initially they didn't call it an invasion and still have not confirmed if russian former military troops crossed into eastern ukraine. you studied putin over a long career. is the ambiguity all part of putin's playbook? >> sure. the political act of essentially annexy two phony republics in the ukraine, the area the opposition controls as you noted is only part of the area of the two states there. so, this is his way of inching in. but he is not, i don't believe, going to allow the 190,000 troops on three sides of the