Hey, Ken Chandler is executive editor, Newsmax magazine.

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Ken Chandler, how you doing?

Hey, Mark, it's great to be with you. Hey, I love the cover story

about Vladimir Putin. It's fascinating story. But the headline called the Putin the great,

Vlad the Great, did that cause a little controversy? Yes, just a little controversy. You know,

the headline was really intended to sort of mock Putin, but also at the same time,

to make clear that this guy has become more and more powerful, especially now that Donald Trump is no longer in the White House.

You know, people forget Vladimir Putin has been in charge of Russia now for 21 years.

He's seen five United States presidents.

He's a man who recognizes strength when he sees it, and he recognizes weakness when he sees it

and right now he's seeing weakness

in Washington

well Joe Biden had that

call with him the other day and told him

laid down the law and then right off the call

Putin sent another 10,000 troops to the Ukraine border

so what does that mean that we're going to

have a problem with him in this coming year? I think so. I mean, the background to this is, of course,

that Ukraine used to be part of the Soviet Union. Putin wants to try and restore the glory of the so-called glory of the Soviet Union. He definitely

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