almost seven years ago. does he believe he can get away with taking more territory again? is he banking on a lack of meaningful action from the west? look, the base of putin s pledge is that russia is going and russians, not just the authorities, but the nation is going is ready to pay more for its goals in ukraine than the rest. and the goals are from having a neutral and friendly ties with russia. ukraine, to the full merger of russia is less probable. that s the base of the strategy. we think we can and we can pay more, because we need this piece of the board more than you. our thanks to alexander bournov.