for more, i am joined here by christopher dickey, editor for the "daily beast" who has written extensively on recent events in u vein. great to have you on th shoshow -- in ukraine. >> thank you for having me. >> the. >> i think that's very indicative in the judgments that it makes. >> that doesn't seem t on the border with troops. putin is making a powerplay here he is saying we have got the power. we have got the military here and this is a real challenge to not om to u crepe. i think we have to start to see it as a cha edge to the west would what americans do if we saw russian troops were rolling into the crimea? i don't know. >> does he have the power? he has the troops there. does he have the power to go in and occupy ukraine? >> not okay pay crain. may well have the power fogo in and take crimea into russia, as you pointed out was where it was. >> all of that would make it easier. but the call would go up. we cannot let the territorial integrity of ukraine be compromised like this. and then what would we do? i really think that this is a quand re. i think putin knows it's a terrible