. >> i want to turn to ann garren of the "washington post" and foreign affairs columnist for reuters.has really been a challenge for putin in particular. he has been feeling his oats over the last year, i would say. but this is big moment. >> you're right to say over the last year. 2013 was in a way putin's year, he backed assad in syria and basically succeeded in the yu crane, set up to western europe and backed the government there. trying to move in around the middle east everywhere. so this is a huge challenge for him and huge embarrassment. russia, they're not reading people their rights and gentle about investigating possible bombings. if putin can't stop these bombings, given the strength of the police state there, it's a very bad sign as we approach the games. >> right. and ann, that's obviously a place where we have the most concern, and that is the games. and there have been some concerns that there is so much security around sochi that perhaps that's part of why there has been less security in other parts of the country. >> yeah. the sochi games are putin's pet project. he