this is our special coverage out of russia. the head of wagner group, the leader released a statement. therefore, realizing all the responsibilities for the fact that russian blood will be shed from one of the sides we turn our columns and move in the opposite field of the camps. officials claim their president had reached a deal with the wagner boss to halt his troops. earlier, he said his private army seizeded control of russian military facilities in it two critical cities. that is half way on the road to moscow. president putin called the actions a betrayal and stab notice back to the russian people. and he warned anyone who followed pergosian will pay a price. these are bulldogs and gangsters and the fight is way out into the open. it is a very serious one. we have full coverage of the breaking news. we have cnn chief international security correspondent with us nick paton walsh, national security reporter natasha bertrand. nick, i guess the question now is not onl
things. they were concentrating troops and ammunition for a major push against russian forces. ben, i wonder is ukraine acknowledging perhaps it s looking for any new openings or, you know, an advantage as a result of seeing this russian power struggle, this in fighting out in the open? it certainly indicated the depth of divisions within the russian sort of elite writ large. we ve been well aware of the differences between prigozhin and his wagner group on the one hand. and the leadership of the defense ministry on the other. the way that it happens within the last 24 hours or so was more