. >> darius is a genius. we should have him on. i've met him playing golf. he's genius.to -- except hootie. he didn't need hootie. this is cnbc, first in business worldwide. let's get a check on the markets. equity futures looking solid this morning after a good day yesterday, which was -- when it rose yesterday, it was for the first time in three sessions. the dow closed at a two-week high while the nasdaq came off a five-week low. overseas in asia, we'll take a quick look. positive certainly in the hang seng. in europe, which is probably responding to what we did yesterday, more or less. really good day in germany. all that is in the face of, you know, all this hand wringing about what vladimir putin is ready to do. i think he's -- don't want to rock the boat too much. he knows what he can get away with. what's the latest border, 1990? part of russia before then. what do you think is going to happen, sorkin? he's going to stop, isn't he? >> i think he will stop, but it will take a year or two before he really stops on this. >> everything he laid out is a very good reas