prison. >> that's right. it was definitely a message meant to be sent. the idea was you are either on my side and you do things my way or look at the alternative. because at that time he was russia's richest man, very powerful. he had an oil company. he was trying to engineer a merger with exxon mobil. and he was very much involved in politics and putin basically said to russia and the rest of the world if you cross me, you are in prison. >> did it work? >> well, seemingly it has. putin now has a regime, which is kind of like gangster capitalism. it's not to say that he is, you know, a pure dictator. but he lives by a system of favors, back and forth and a lot of very powerful business men. one of his close friends took over the oil company when the other man was sent to prison. >> what's the message that you were looking for viewers to take