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One would argue the united states undertake that support. >> i can't emphasize the importance of energy sanctions. energy accounts for something like 36% of the russian budget, almost 50% of it is russian export, huge vulnerability for putin. >> how long can he sustain that troop formation on these borders? >> longer than we think. that's been my take on him for a long time. we apply western metrics to an individual like him and say the economy will go south, demographics are bad, he can't keep doing this. longer than we think, not forever for sure, but i think it would be foolish to think he ...

Russia over the long haul. then we have to start of our security arrangements of the kind you doo with adversaries. important discussion. >> how long can he sustain that troop formation on these borders? >> longer than we think. that's been my take on him far long time. we apply western metrics to an individual like him and we say the economy is going to go south, the demographics are bad, he can't keep doing this. longer than we think. not forever, for sure, but i think it would be foolish to think he couldn't sustain it for a significant period of time. >> which is why, again, the cost has t...

Some say it has to be a 3-1 advantage. they did not have enough force to conduct those attacks throughout a country and if you circle -- do a half moon around eastern part of ukraine, that's 1,400 miles from chernobyl down to crimea. you're talking about a long distance requiring support, command and control. each area requires a multiple troop formation. they have not prepared well for the kinds of things they're asking their soldiers to do and the soldiers are not trained that well in the russian army. they have a one year conscription period, they don't get to learn or fire as much as a mil...

Are going to be anybody other than the syrians. you start putting them on command and control centers or troop formation, you're bound to hit people from iran and russia. >> vivian, i start midday reading your incredible reporting about what was today john bolton's first day. in a normal white house, the fact that he is such a controversial figure, not just in foreign policy, but in republican politics would have been one of our top stories. we're getting to it here near the end of the hour. but talk about what an extraordinary first day this must have been for john bolton and about maybe his ...