in the same place they were last week. obviously, mika, vladimir putin is very frustrated, firing intelligence officials. generals have been killed. now, on the front page of the "new york times," a former general echoing what he says he told putin in january, that this was a, quote, pointless war. interesting to see what happens with him. >> he's definitely confronting a resistance that he did not expect, vladimir putin is. joining us now, peter baker of the "new york times." heidi retiker. and elliott cohen, chair in strategy at csis. and joining us, retired four-star army general barry mccaffrey. good to have you all on board this hour. >> general mccaffrey, a lot coming in over the past 24 hours, talking about the problems russia is having, not only in the north of ukraine but