putin's calculus on the largest offenive in europe since world war ii that's looming? i'm not entirely sure. yesterday occurred as good as it needed to. what is going on in ukraine is the continuation of the war that started in 2014. putin wants to retain control of -- or keep ukraine in its sphere of influence. he sees it slipping through his fingers, so he is acting on that need and also on an opportunity. an opportunity is perceived weakness in the united states. really doesn't have that much to do with joe biden. he's testing joe biden to see if he is -- if president biden is going to stick to his guns and be firm and resolved and pushing back on russian aggression. >> right. >> he is looking at the underlying conditions. he's looking at insurrection. if we didn't have an insurrection january 6th, i don't think vladimir putin would see the same opportunities and same weakness. he sees gaps between the u.s. and europe. >> he's in a divide, too. i'm not going to name any names,