iam i am helena iam helena humphrey, good to have you with us. we start with what has been an extraordinary 21l hours in russia. the head of the wagner mercernary group, yevgeny prigozhin, has left for belarus. prigozhin told his forces to return to their bases earlier to avoid bloodshed after negotiations with belarusian leader alexander lu kashenko to end their rebellion against the russian army. wagnerfighters have begun to leave the southern city of rostov on don, where their mutiny began less than 21l hours ago, according to reports. security had been tightened in moscow, with the mayor telling residents to avoid travelling. all mass outdoor events have been cancelled until 1 july. but russia s tass news agencey is now reporting that all restrictions previously imposed on russia s motorways have been lifted by the federal road agency following the retreat
this group the wagner group got 125 miles from the capital they were fighting for. is that what your reporting shows. certainly. what happened is prigozhin made a serious miscalculation that will cost him deeply. he said he was attacked and that produced casualties and that instigated this action. but our study is something else. that when putin made the decision to absorb the wagner group into the m.o.d. as of 1 july, that in a sense would strip prigozhin of the power base he had, the political influence and military influence he would have. i think he likely concluded that
this group the wagner group got 125 miles from the capital they were fighting for. is that what your reporting shows. certainly. what happened is prigozhin made a serious miscalculation that will cost him deeply. he said he was attacked and that produced casualties and that instigated this action. but our study is something else. that when putin made the decision to absorb the wagner group into the m.o.d. as of 1 july, that in a sense would strip prigozhin of the power base he had, the political influence and military influence he would have. i think he likely concluded that