That putin is looking at. you were talking earlier this week about how putin could be taken out by someone or some people within his inner circle. who is that and what is that inner circle, gary? look, if we knew the name, this person would be already dead. so all we can hope for is that out of desperation and fear for their future, some people, even cowards in putin s inner circle, would act. but it cannot happen before russia s troops are defeated in ukraine. the limited zweet the precondition for the fall of any dictator. and combined with economic hardship and in two or three months, i guess, russian people will feel it and i believe that many of them will make it to the streets to protest so the combination of these factors, defeat and social economic reward may lead to a palace