i mean, they've had that message for a long time from this president. >> well, sure, absolutely, don. when the president of the united states tells a senior guy like lavr lavrov, don't worry about it, it's not a big issue, that's a big green light for putin. when putin wakes up every morning, it's like christmas. it's the gift that keeps on giving since 2016 when he influenced the elections to get trump elected. that's not just here in the united states. he's been doing it in great britain where you have the brexit thing. this has been a wonderful period. he has to sit back and go, wow, i've got to do more of this, because the past 3 1/2 years has been really, really good. if he keeps it up, it's going to be continuing to look good for him over the next coming years. >> putin has never been more popular, juliette, putin was