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telling russians in an address that it appears to have been recorded before this weekend's rebellion, that he remains confident in his plans and ukraine. tomorrow has been declared a non-working day in moscow. but banks and russia's stock exchange will be operating as normal. outside of russia's borders, including in the u.s., putin's grip on power appears to be weekend, if not eroding. >> he's been very strong for three decades. this is the first time the veneer of instability, he just seems to be the strongman. now he is viewed as weak. >> this moment of weakness for putin, whether...

Not stable? >> i haven't seen any evidence that for instance the nuclear forces, the nuclear arsenal posture has changed in any way. you always have to be a little concerned when vladimir putin or the top of the power regime there has a shaking grip on power. that being, said as we are speaking now, vladimir putin is probably consolidating his power aggressively within russia. i think at this point he is probably more internally focused this moment than externally focused. it's probably an opening for the ukrainians, which some of your prior guest mentioned already. >> illinois congressman raj...