welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in russia, where there are questions about the damage to vladimir putin s presidency from saturday s short lived rebellion by a group of mercenary soldiers known as the wagner group. the us secretary of state antony blinken says the attempted mutiny shows real cracks in mr putin s authority. the president hasn t been seen since saturday, nor has the wagner group leader yevgeny prigozhin, who s promised to leave russia and move to belarus. our russia editor steve rosenberg has the latest. leaving as heroes. the wagnerfighters pulling out of rostov last night. you think theyjust won a war? you think theyjust won a war. the leader of the mercenary group, yevgeny prigozhin, was off to. he d just done a deal with the kremlin to end their mutiny. the rebellion started here, then spread north. it was the biggest challenge to vladimir putin s authority since he came to power. vladimir vladimirovi
and the fact that he knows very well how putin is treating traitors. he s very uncompromising, about the needs to mercilessly punish any traitor, whether in russia or abroad, and we ve seen that happen now with using nerve, military grade nerve agent novichok in places. and bullets and other means. it s interesting why yevgeny prigozhin would accept. it s still an enigma because now he is at the mercy of that may put in. because now he is at the mercy of that may put in- because now he is at the mercy of that may put im that may put in. thank you for a brouue that may put in. thank you for a brogue joining that may put in. thank you for a brogue joining us that may put in. thank you for a brogue joining us on that may put in. thank you for a brogue joining us on the - that may put in. thank you for a - brogue joining us on the programme broguejoining us on the programme katarzyna zysk. (now to an exclusive interview with the wife and mother of two of the british passengers lost