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but even if the threat is over and it's not at all clear that saturday's turn around was, in fact, the end, what did the flash of descent do to russia itself, not the government or security services but the people. what message did russians get over the weekend? what did they see when yevgeny prigozhin's tanks move toward the capital? what did they feel when his troops reportedly shot down several russian helicopters? that's according to ukraine's air force. what did they hear when vladimir putin called prigozhin a traitor and compared his threat to 1917. we're going to ask masha ges...

Space unsafe for commercial flights. >> leader who ran against lukashenko called it unprecedented and calling on countries to help free him. >> people in prisons now who suffered for they wish to tell the truth about this situation, they are all our heroes, and i want him to be brave and strong but we really don't -- just can't imagine what is happening to him right now because, you know, it's difficult and conditions of people there are awful and just i want him to stay strong. and he is strong. >> senior adviser to the opposition leader joins me now from lithuania, also a friend and activist...

Of course all the passengers after four or five hours got back on the plane but no roman, and he's probably in cage right now at interrogation, usually takes several days and in belarus, when they interrogate, might use torture and other means. >> why have they targeted him and gone to such huge lengths to do so? >> he's very vocal and brave. he was covering protests since last fall when elections were falsified, he was posting videos and pictures and always commented on the events and challenged president lukashenko. and he used last few months to work on project, belarus of the brain, commen...

Democratic countries must react. ask for imposing sanctions on lukashenko's enterprises and cronies that support the region. asking g-7 countries to raise the issue in summit in london, asking state department and white house to discuss how belarus democracy act might be implemented to help belarusians on the ground, people on the ground need help and need help right now. >> how concerned are you that all of that might be too late? you know, there is torture, perhaps, going on right now. and that a death penalty might be instituted here. how much urgency is needed? >> never too late to make ef...

Lukashenko. >> why would he go to such lengths? one analyst said this is a sign of weakness, not strength. do you agree? >> absolutely. strong leader doesn't need to stop aircraft in order to arrest opponent. of course lukashenko doesn't have support in the country. lost his legitimacy, can rely only on violence, police force, law enforcement and kgb and enforcement on activists and journalists, that's a sign of desperation. >> what are you asking europe and u.s. to do. had comments from blinken and outcry from leaders. what do you want them to do? >> we want action, not condemnation. this is ...