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In russia hopefully it's going to work to get vladimir putin to back down. let's talk about putin, senator cardin. he did a propaganda rally on friday. it was reminiscent to me of a maga rally here in the u.s. full of aggressive nationalism, gaslighting the crowds. how do you think the two compare? is there an overlap? >> well, we did see some similarities. make no mistake about it, these rallies are planned for mr. putin. they're trying to, again, tell the russian people about patriotism. it's to support mr. putin. nothing could be further from the truth. it's part of his fabrication. it's pa...

From michigan state university where they ended up. according to snyder, who perhaps has done more than any other scholar to cast a light on ilyin's major and malign influence on russian politics to this very day, quote, by then putin was citing ilyin in his addresses to the general assembly of the russian parliament. putin relied on ilyin's authority to explain why russia had to undermine the european union and invade ukraine. when asked to name a historian, putin cited ilyin as his authority in the past. by 2014 the kremlin was sending copies of ilyin's writings to regional governors as well...

Yet putin seems just as determined as ever to destroy ukraine. based on your understanding of putin and of the teachings of ivan ilyin, can there be a middle ground for men like putin? will putin at some point accept a negotiated peace? >> i think these two questions hang together very closely. when putin talks about denazification, he doesn't mean getting rid of nazis. what he means is i, the dictator, have the right to say what the word nazi means. by denazification means getting rid of any ukrainians who are willing to resist anything he tries to do. he means destroying the state and destro...

Individual and i think she'll do very well during the confirmation hearings this week. i expect that some of my colleagues, knowing the way they are, will do things that i find just regrettable. but at the end of the day she's going to be confirmed and be a justice on the supreme court of the united states. >> she will get all 50 democratic votes in the senate, including joe manchin, in your view? >> i think she's going to get confirmed. i don't want to predict how individual members will vote. but i'm hoping the republicans will support her also. i hope that this becomes a confirmation proces...

Future deal? >> at this point we want to ratchet up the sanctions and put as much pressure on as we possibly can. i hope the senate will pass the legislation i authored that will extending the individual magnitsky sanction to enablers and also cut off the trade. yes, if mr. zelenskyy is able to work out an agreement and if part of that is for us to release the sectorial sanctions, that's fine. but mr. putin needs to be held accountable for his atrocities. he needs to be tried as a war criminal. no settlement of this conflict can be complete unless mr. putin is held personally responsible. >> i...