Retired lieutenant general ben hodgers, a former commander of u.s. army forces in europe. david, these images pulled together for us, the desperation we're seeing amongst russians that don't want to join the war effort, men trying to flee the draft what insight does this offer into russia right now? >> well, suggests a greater reaction and a greater weakness on the part of putin than we expected. i've been talking to european leaders who have been of course in new york for the u.n. general assembly and a week ago, they did not expect this. they did expect, kate, that if he did order a mobiliza...