James Clapper: “He has a grievance eating at him for about 20 years and has made a decision, I think, to try to redraw the national…”

This is quite different. And, you know, shocking, stunning, but not surprising, a phrase that we often find ourselves using about revelations of abuse of power by the Trump administration.

It speaks to Putin's character, and his KGB background, having essentially lawless, mercenary group, a private army, responsible only to him.

I think the Russians, Putin, I say Russians, Putin is committed to conquering, if he can, which I think will be impossible, all of Ukraine.

I think, though, that what has been in the past considered an annoyance or an irritation, has now risen to the level of a genuine national security threat.