Pjotr Sauer

But privately, from the very start of the war, many of the business elites were horrified by the war.

But, you know, they're scared.

They're scared to speak out in public.

You know, I speak to some of them.

They realize how bad this war is going.

You know, one of them told me that there's this profound disappointment in Putin.

You know, quite strong words.

But again, they won't speak out in public because they're scared to lose everything they have.

You know, we've seen that a few businessmen that have spoken out and have left the country, you know, they've been stripped off their businesses and they've lost everything they have.

One big Russian businessman who did leave, I spoke to him, his name is Oleg Tinkoff, and he now lives abroad.

Very critical of Putin.

He's got a cycling team, hasn't he, Tinkoff?

He used to, yeah, he used to.

But he compared it to me, that the Russian businessman and the oligarchs, they're playing Russian roulette.

They just hope that they don't get hit, but their neighbor might get hit.

They're just sitting it out and hoping that this will end at some point.

Coming up, could Putin face a coup any time soon?

And beyond Russia's borders, how are things looking for Putin?

Because Russia's obviously got many interests abroad for years.

It was propping up Assad in Syria.