group s rebellion. i m ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. and just a matter of hours, yevgeny prigozhin and his band of mercenary rebels were able to overrun a key russian city, shut down several military aircrafts and leave the kremlin scrambling to defend the nation s capital. now, a day after that revolt abrupt resolution, we seem to be left with more questions than answers. especially concerning russia unpleasant veterans increasingly unsteady grip on power. here as u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken. i think we ve seen more cracks emerge in the russian facade. it is too soon to tell exactly where they go. and when they get there. certainly, we have all sorts of new questions that putin is going to have to address. one of those questions, how exactly did a group of armed rebels manage to get within 120 miles of moscow. today nbc news confirmed that u.s. intelligence agencies were aware of prigozhin s plans. congressional leaders on it more brief last week. acc
not participate are welcome to sign contracts from the defense ministry. basically beholden into an official government structure. personally, i think that this looks like, again, putin playing the benevolent czar. not getting his hands dirty. staying very far away from this, letting his minions handle it and scream around in the dirt while he is off dealing with other things. it shows that this was never really a threat to him. he doesn t care to engage with it. whether or not that s actually true it seems like that s the image he s trying to project. let me ask you about something you tweeted out yesterday. letit was something that was ae by secretary of state anthony blinken. you wrote that putin eviscerated the opposition that wanted to beat him at the ballot box. it left space only for extremists, violence, and explosive and the regime. was this a crisis of his own making? absolutely.
since. purely in terms of calculating how many hours it would take. he could very well be in valerie s by now. we had no confirmation from him or from belarus that he is actually arriving. his whereabouts at this hour, aim, and our mystery. nbc s raf sanchez, live in kyiv. raf, thank you, as always, my friend, for more on putin s weakness and what it means for the future of his regime, i spoke just moments ago with julia ioffe, eat a founding partner of the have listen. julia, thank you so much for joining us. let s start with putin s calculations over the last 24 hours. what do you make of his decision to seemingly let prigozhin, this guy who, as he, said it was a traitor, off the hook. you are someone who s following the president closely. is that out of character for vladimir putin? not necessarily. because sometimes, a lot of times, he likes to act in a way
[inaudible] by the russian imperialistic regime, belarus, iran, and others are not undermining democracy. handoff go, former member of the ukrainian parliament, thank you so much for your time. i appreciate you joining us. we will win and thank you american people for helping us. thank you. up next, the definitive timeline of how russia got to this moment, we are back almost 30 years to get the answers. to get the answers. are like, nooooo! try bounce, it s the sheet. less static. less wrinkles. more softness. more freshness. bounce. it s the sheet. why give your family just any eggs when they can enjoy the best? eggland s best. the only eggs with more fresh and delicious taste. plus, superior nutrition. which is now more important than ever. only eggland s best.
according to the united states unwavering support for ukraine and the recent events in russia. zelenskyy called the discussion a positive and inspiring conversation. the wall street journal says putin s war in ukraine has backfired. the very site of armed men in russian cities calling for the removal of moscow s military command shows how a war that was meant to achieve regime change in ukraine could threaten the regime in russia by harnessing deep anger over the failures of the country s political and military leadership. joining me now from kyiv s former ukrainian parliament member. thank you so much miss hop co for joining us. so you are in ukraine right now and i m curious just to get your thoughts on all these developments. you ve been living through this entire war. when you first heard about the immunity, the mutiny from russian mercenaries. what was going through your mind and how have your feelings changed over the past 24 hours? honestly i travel very often