ambassador to ukraine bridget brink has said that russia's tack techs are the i give -- tactics are therimes, and that's a big deal. and, you know, it's not going to sap the will of ukrainians to fight back. they're going the take this fight to the finish, and i think that russia's brutal, savage tactics are only energizing the european union and nato to step up support for ukraine. bryan: where does this say about where vladimir putin stands with his inner circle given the fact that he's resorted to these types of attacks and, i believe, has been out of the public eye for quite some time. what do you believe, what do you make of where vladimir putin is right now and the pressure he's facing. >> i think vladimir putin is at his most vulnerable point in his 20 the-year reign -- 20-year reign in the kremlin. just a week ago my former colleague at the cia, the deputy director for operations, dave marlo, made a very rare appearance, public appearance, and said, hey, we're open for business to all those to russians who might disagree with vladimir putin's horrific strategy which has spilled