but perhaps lukashenko's has been in control of his country, has been in question. to the extent he had some influence that got putin out of a jam. he had an open rebellion against putin's leadership with forces marching on moscow and lukashenko able to play a role, at least, in diffusing that situation. and now, if russian officials are to be believed, this is where prigozhin will end up. to echo comments from director clapper just before me, the belarus is effectively an extension of russia, there are borders between them but russia largely controls belarus, the safety there, is far from guaranteed. >> i find that kind of baffling. the idea that he would think he could live there safely. we'll see. appreciate it. stay with cnn for our special coverage. we'll continue on this chaotic