revolution and raising the specter of a possible civil war. so one of the propagandists on state television on his program saturday night you could see him almost physically wrestling with the discomfort of wagner mercenaries who he had broadcast alongside including prigozhin himself who he had called heroes who had brought russia to the brink as he put it of a civil war. take a listen. >> translator: the country was on the brink of tragedy. it was a very difficult day. it was a day where if not many then very many have revealed themselves. a day that cannot be forgotten, lessons that have to be considered. it should be closely examined who said what and when and how they behaved. >> and another powerful figure in russia is the president of