Putins grip must surely be failing. Time for the former soviet satellite countries and restive Russian regions to stand up and be counted. Ossetia (North and South), Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kazakstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgistan and even Belorus as well as the russian add ons like Trans-Dniestria and Abkhazia must all be in the frame for russian ass kicking.