ukrainians. over time, look, the russians outnumber 10 to 1 mass does apply. right now they re stalled out. i give the edge to the ukrainians. that s what should concern putin. my concern with him, what will he do next when he sees this whole offensive stall out, which it is. dana: last night cnn had the putin spokesperson on and asked about nuclear weapons and this is what he said. i want to know whether you are convinced or confident that your boss will not use that option. well, we have a concept of domestic security for nuclear arms to be used. so if it is a threat for our country then it can be used in accordance with our contract. dana: all right, general. let s get your thoughts on that. in some ways the story was quite overwritten. you would imagine they would say everything is on the table.