it means to put criminals who kill its own innocent teenagers, who execute people for the crime of protesting to be in charge, to do an investigation on their own crimes. so that s why iranians are actually calling on the rest of the world. this is the moment that we need youth to actually hold the islamic republic accountable. when as you mentioned yourself, 500 innocent protesters got killed only in five months. 20,000 of them got arrested. five of them got executed. there was no punishment by the west. so there is no reason for islamic republic to stop killing its own people. that is why now they re trying actually to create a fear, to use terror tactic to drive out the students, the teenagers who became a threat for islamic republic from the streets. and, you know, let me tell you something, you know better
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mercenaries from private military groups and foreign countries to ukraine. president putin acknowledged as much over the weekend when he authorized the recruitment of additional forces from the middle east and elsewhere, another indication that his war effort is not going as he hoped it would. they re also likely to systematically kidnap local officials and replace them with puppets. again, this has already begun. the mayor of melitopol was grabbed off the street yesterday, released in a prisoner exchange. the mayor of another city in southern ukraine was also kidnapped. he hasn t yet been let go. this is a terror tactic, grab local officials, depose local governments, put proxies in their place. after devastating ukrainian cities, moscow may bring in officials from russia to serve as local government officials and surge what they describe as economic support in an attempt
life for his friends the white house dismissing the eve as a misinformation and propagandaly kristen welker, nbc nethe white ho the defiance we ve seen in ukraine is leading to growing concern that the russians may use a new tactic to keep control of cities they capture. they might kidnap mayors here s gabe gutierrez. reporter: tonight, as russian air attacks ravage more cities, ukrainian and u.s. officials say putin s playbook will likely increasingly include the systematic kidnap of local leaders. this is a terror tactic grab local officials, depose local governments, put proxies in their place. reporter: ukrainian authorities say at least four mayors have already been captured. one has been released, they say, as part of a prisoner swap. he s the mayor of melitopol, southern ukraine, who officials say was whisked out of city hall wearing a bag over his head. his subsequent release and use of an expletive during a celebratory phone call made president
terror tactic. up next, i talk to a former adviser of president zelenskyy about that threat. and also about this powerful message from arnold schwarzenegger to the russian people, and whether it will actually get through. and plus, this morning, new numbers on how many people have fled the violence there, the polish border guards says there are around 2 million refugees in poland alone. we ll go live to the border and talk to the head of a refugee resettlement agency here in the u.s. about how we can all help. u.s. about how we can all help age is just a number. and mine s unlisted. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health. versus 16 grams in ensure high protein. boost® high protein also has key nutrients for immune support. boost® high protein.