his criticisms of the sons of oligarchs not fighting at the front? you know, the corruption allegations? is that a message that people on the russian street respond to? >> that will definitely be a message that will resonate. but corruption of the top leadership is not news to the russian people. they discuss it all the time. they know about it through the navalny investigation, and they see it in the daily life. >> there's always, i guess, the aspect of be careful what you wish for. how worried would the west be about if putin were to fall at some point in the near future? how worried would the west be about who comes next? >> the west definitely would be worried because russia is a peer nuclear state to the united states. it has a lot of dangerous