moscow back in 2011 against president clinton calling for fair elections -- in 2011 against president pugtin calling for fair elections. since the ukraine crisis, the protest movement has pretty much fizzled out, partly because many of those protesters now support mr. putin. others, meanwhile, are afraid of being labeled traitors in the face of a legend western aggression, but although taking over crimea is popular in russia, it's also very expensive, which means severe spending cuts in russia's health care system and a return to protests on the streets of moscow. >> these people say it's an outrage that 28 hospitals are being closed in the moscow metropolitan area. this woman says leaders can fly off to europe but who will treat her here in russia? she has multiple sclerosis and is being treated at a hospital that is slated to close, and she knows why -- because of ukraine. >> you need lots of money to keep the donetsk and luhansk republics afloat. and i'm not talking about the humanitarian supplies. there's shipping for children and the sick, but the money spent on supporting the fighters.