>> obviously to keep ukraine on the short leash. if he can do it through diplomacy. if he can use personalities as sholz or french president. essentially -- designed to put the break away republics up. so it functions as a block on ukraine further movement the west nato. that is will remain vladimir putin goal and we maybe digging in for a long haul here. this is this may just be the beginning. >> so, we are seeing an information war play out. right now. with the u.s. revealing sensitive military intelligence. in effort to remove the element of surprise. from any military move that putin might make.