but even if the threat is over and it s not at all clear that saturday s turn around was, in fact, the end, what did the flash of descent do to russia itself, not the government or security services but the people. what message did russians get over the weekend? what did they see when yevgeny prigozhin s tanks move toward the capital? what did they feel when his troops reportedly shot down several russian helicopters? that s according to ukraine s air force. what did they hear when vladimir putin called prigozhin a traitor and compared his threat to 1917. we re going to ask masha gessen of the new york. the russia public saw something extraordinary, a choice, it will something that changes russia even if it doesn t alter putin s control in the short term. let s get our reporting and the news from russian tv that vladimir putin will speak tonight. joining me now from moscow is nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons. so keir, this news that he s going to speak,
additional business deals with chinese companies, that is on top of a more than $1 million wire transfer hunter biden and other relatives received from a business deal with a chinese energy company. sandra: despite the newly revealed money trail, president biden is denying the allegations as questions grow over influence peddling. will it pose a threat to the president s expected 2024 election bid. we ll put it to elise stefanik, here coming up. over the last few years, china has made a leap in the development. it causes a genuine interest all over the world and we are even slightly jealous. president putin, i always call you my dear friend. we have carefully studied your proposals on settling the acute crisis in ukraine. we will discuss all those issues, including your initiatives. i am sure that the people of russia will support you in your best efforts. john: begin this monday with the high stakes meeting between xi jinping and vladimir putin as fears grow china is
we re so glad they are all coming home. and to our viewers, thanks very much for watching. erin burnett outftfront stara erin burnett outftfront stara right t now. captions by vitac www.vitac.com outfront next, breaking news. 11 hostages freed from gaza. we ll speak to a man reunited with his mother and another still waiting for his daughter. plus, three palestinian college students in the icu after being shot in vermont. the alleged gunman pleading not guilty. and putin s war. russia now losing nearly 1,000 soldiers a day in ukraine as a shocking new report claims to have uncovered another $50 million yacht linked to putin. let s go outfront. and good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, the breaking news. 11 women and children are now back in israel after being held hostage in gaza for 52 days. there are nine children and two mothers. and, as we speak, they are now being reunited with their families. we have new video from the israeli defense f
can vladimir putin continue to wage war, hold ground in ukraine without the help of prigozhin and the wagner group? he can. wagner s better for offensive things on the ground as opposed to defensive holdings. they re now in a defensive posture. it hurts them of course. these are experienced fighters. they did achieve objectives in bakhmut, at a horrific price, by the way, they lost a lot of people there. but they have a reputation for being fighters too and that, i think, is another difficult thing that putin is trying to wrestle with. he can t arrest them all and say they re all traitors because to many russians and including, i think, russian soldiers, they are heroes because they fought so valiantly in bakhmut. he s trying to do this delicate dance of saying you guys are okay, it s your leaders that are
crimea. i don t think that president xi will stop the war but at the same time, i don t think he will openly support putin. but in any way, this visit shows that the axis of autocratic regimes is strengthening, and the only answer on this should be strengthening of democracy and democracy access. u.s. is sending more weapons into the fight. antony blinken announced 34th draw down of weapons, valued at $350 million. the shipment will include ammunition for the rocket systems proven effective in helping hold ground in the south and east of the country. sandra: mike tobin live from kyiv, thank you, mike. john. john: bring in retired lieutenant general keith kellogg, former national security adviser to mike pence and fox news contributor. xi told putin they are close