deal of turbulence in russia now because of the decisions he made. those who are closest to him to have a great deal invested in the system keeping it intact and keeping him in power, or something that resembles him in power afterward. can you explain more of that? sure. i think many people who are in powerful positions with russia right now, and the last thing they want is to unleash chaos of the kind that russia experienced after the collapse of the soviet union where their power, their wealth, their influence gets washed away, and something else comes along to replace them. they have a reason to want to protect that. steve, what would you interpret as a real sign that vladimir putin s power could be in jeopardy one day? what are
identify this person in our story today. putin has a small inner circle. many members of that inner circle are complicit with the failures of this war. the list of possibilities is small. it is likely somebody who has been close with him for many years, perhaps from his time in the kgb, where his time in the city government in the 1990s. somebody with enough stature and enough security in that relationship to bring bad news to a leader who does not like to get bad news. steve, putin has been in power for 22 years. what did you make of the story about dissension in his circle? this is something we have been talking about for a number of weeks, but where do we get the tipping point with people