this. then russia will know the truth. it is important. >> joining us right now to discuss is nina, professor of international school and daughter of nikita. great to have your perspective on, especially this morning, can you tell our viewers what russians, for the most part, are bearing witness to when they watch state media which is so heavily controlled by kremlin propaganda? >> well, and it is, thank you, bianna, it was until just a week ago, analysts were thinking that putin was not going to go that far. for all of us, it became a total shock, the continuation, the sequel of george orwell 1984. it's really absolutely surreal.