dictator could stay in power for a very long time. so i wouldn t be betting against putin right now in spite of the images. we re seeing an alarming series of threats in public by senior russian officials right up to the president of the use of nuclear weapons. the latest to say that russia would use nuclear weapons to protect the existence of our state as the areas in the eastern part of the country will have sham elections to make them part of the russian state. are russian leaders laying the groundwork to justify the use of nuclear weapons? what they re doing right now is digging into our biggest fears and worries by using the n-word. to use to talk about nuclear weapons is something that nobody has done before. so, they ve now put it on the table. but before we start capitulating and folding and getting scared away, we should just think for a
that could be catastrophic and life-threatening. so we want them to take that very seriously. mayor john gunter of cape coral, florida, thank you and good luck. good luck to all of your teams. yeah. thank you. thank you very much. and folks listen to what he said. still ahead, a different kind of evacuation. miles of cars attempting to leave russia, an image of defiance and des perization as military age men try to avoid the president putin military coconscription order in an attet to boost his forces in ukraine. our next guest knows whahat it like to be in opposition to russia. bill prouder joins us. my name is joshua florence, and one ing i learned being a firefighter is plan ahead. yodon t know what you re getting into, but at the end of the day,
the country and even see something officials begin to have public criticism of the mobilization and even the russian leadership. is the opposition to putin today stronger, more credible than what we ve seen in the past? for sure it is. the idea and putin is crossed the rubicon, the idea of sending men, between the ages of 18 and 60 to be cannon fodder and dying on the in the war in ukraine is something that effects every single male in the country. and that really does bring it home, that this is no longer a theoretical issue that vladimir putin s decisions and his bad decisions are effecting everyone s life profoundly. okay. so more credible but more of a
right now, many russians are scrambling to leave thur country. amid fears that the nation s borders may soon be closed off. new satellite images show a line of traffic that spanned nearly 10 miles as people wait to cross into the neighboring country of georgia. the kremlin could ban military age men from leaving the country. as soon as today. the rush to call up new troops is splitting families apart. cnn obtained video of a groom forced to say good-bye to his new wife just before joining the military there. right after their wedding. joining me now is brill browder, the ceo of hermitage capital management and formerly russia s biggest foreign investor. glad to have you on today. great to be here. you ve been a long time president in russia, observer of it and contact and disputes with senior officials in russia. we are seeing people fleeing the country. by the carload, right. miles long lines. we re seeing some protests in
he has a lot of money. he s buying equipment from iran and north korea. and le throw everything he has at this because there is no way he could show weakness, because if he does show weakness to the russian people, they will get rid of him and if they get rid of him he dies. bill browder good to draw on your experience, thank you so much. thank you. jim, that was fascinating. i mean given bill s experience with the putin regime. were you surprised, i mean his comment also about the blowback from any potential use of a nuclear weapon by russia was interesting and one i haven t heard many take. and even putin knows what a blow back would be, including from partners like a china and browder said the view is, that putin cannot lose because if he