nbc news london. >> we are joined by michael mcfall, the ambassador to russia.. let's pick up on the point that you made. the piece that putin is making the argument that this is the west's fault. you have that and also have protesters out in the streets. they were protesting about a kremlin critic. how do you ganl theuge the popularity? >> i don't think it's 80% and i don't know where that comes from. remember it's at 80% where he controls all means of different voices. barack obama could be closer to 80% if msnbc worked for him and the congress all worked for him. that said, what i get the sense of is nervousness about the future. then the regime is yefrs. there were verdicts against the leader and his brother who went to jail. it was a handful of people and they felt compel and that suggests not a confident regime that believes it is at 80% approval r5e9ing. >> president obama let's talk about what his strategy and he said let's give cameron a chance. are sanctions enough and putin doesn't seem to be giving an inch. by the administration and they can strength