have to take our eyes off putin and talk about the people around him risking enormous amount for his ego. >> jesse: a coupe would be the rest scenario and god do i pray that happens that would save a lot of lives. george freidman, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> jesse: russian convoy continues to grow by the hour. now 40 miles long. it looks like u.s. sanctions on russia haven't stopped vlad one bit russia is now warning that the u.s. can expect, quote: a strong and painful russian response. so what does putin have up his sleeve or is he just bluching? here for some insight senior fellow at the hudson institute peter rowell. you just heard the last interview with george freidman, peter. if he is really cornered and out of options just getting murdered by sanctions what would be a