from the u.s. on the tragedy. we ll be right back. we ll be right back. hey, everyone. welcome to msnbc special coverage of the rebellion in russia. i am ayman mohyeldin in new york. more than 24 hours after a russian mercenary chief ordered his forces to end the revolt and retweet from their march toward moscow, many questions still remain about vladimir putin s grip on power, about the future of the war in ukraine, and about the impact of this crisis on stability across that region, as well as elsewhere around the world. here is what we know at this hour. russian mercenaries in the wagner group have withdrawn from the russian cities on the orders of its chief, yevgeny prigozhin, who declared an end to his rebellion yesterday. now, according to russian state media, prigozhin meanwhile, now headed to belarus, whose president, alexander lukashenko, helped negotiate that de-escalation. as for vladimir putin and the ongoing war in ukraine, the russian leader expressed co
that we are steadfast and that support, and that russian command and control is crumbling, we are on the right path. it s time to be patient, you know, keep support together. and, you know, i think this really proves a lot of the naysayers wrong. the russians are really crumbling and buckling under the stress of what s going on over the past year plus. and, they have performed really poorly on the battlefield. this is the kind of you teed up our next conversation perfectly. colin clark, i really appreciate your time and your insights on this. i can t think of a better person to speak to. at the height of the rebellion by the wagner mercenary forces, moscow declared monday a non working day in the russian capital. but today, there were very few signs of any counterterrorism measures. there were crowds downtown. people seemingly back to regular life, as we heard from our correspondent there. there were some roadblocks, checkpoints that were in fact being removed. here to discuss the
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