he is looking to orchestrate regime change in kyiv. i also think it's not out of the realm of possibility he's looking to permanently petition ukraine. we've heard him say he believes ukraine doesn't have a right to exist. he could go beyond and he could be playing for keeps here. your point about what the end game is is really important. there are signs of protests in some russian cities but the one thing i have learned about following russia for as long as i have is that often times he is able to turn these challenges into wins and, you know, think about syria, for example. we all believed he would be bogged down there and he used that as a spring board to increase his influence in the region. so it's still really early to tell exactly how this is going to play out, but i agree.