In the latest sign that Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine is not going as planned, yesterday

the Russian President appeared on TV to threaten a nuclear response and call for the mobilization

of 300,000 reservists.

I think it is necessary to support the proposal of the Ministry of Defense and the General

Staff to conduct a partial military mobilization in Russia. I repeat, we are only talking about

a partial mobilization. Only people currently in the military reserve will be drafted,

prioritizing those who have served in the armed forces and have a particularly military

specialization and the corresponding experience. The degree on partial mobilization has been signed.

In response, protests, some large, some small broke out in at least 38 cities across Russia.

A Russian human rights group says that more than 1,300 protesters were arrested.

And they're not the only voices of dissent being heard in Russia. Even pro-Putin and pro-war

TV pundits who previously cheered the President on have begun to openly question why the invasion

of Ukraine has not gone as Putin promised. The military really set us up, said one,

the President was told Ukrainians wouldn't fight, that they'd want to join Russia.

It's absolutely impossible to defeat Ukraine the way we've been fighting. I'm suggesting peace

talks to end the war. Full mobilization of conscripts or let's get out. Putin is under pressure.

I'm Kimberly Atkins-Store, in from Magna Chakrabarti, and this is on point. This hour with Putin

seemingly increasingly isolated, what are the options for Russia's strong man? Joining me from

Boston is Nicholas Gvodstep, professor of national security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College

Nick, welcome to one point. Thank you very much. So I want to start with this latest news of Putin

announcing this mobilization, saying that a nuclear response is not off the table. What does

that sound like to you? Is that evidence that he is vulnerable? As you noted, the operation is not

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