in africa and sub-saharan africa and its ability to generate wealth. how can we sustain that? does he still have access to that? what does it give him in russia? it s a really good question. does his use outweigh his threat to the russian president? molly mchugh, thank you, my friend. we have a lot more coming up, everybody. you re watching msnbc. our second hour starts right now. a, hey, everybody. welcome back. i am yasmin vossoughian. if you are just joining us, welcome. it s fantastic to see you. if you are sticking with us, we are thankful for that. we are continuing our coverage this hour with more fallout from the wagner group rebellion against russia. a deal was brokered between yevgeny prigozhin and the kremlin. it stopped mercenary troops in their tracks, averting an armed confrontation. so has the temperature come down in moscow today. how has this impacted putin s grip on power? i m going to ask in just a moment. meanwhile, back in this country, we have results
volodymyr zelenskyy is getting another multi-million dollar package as they meet at the summit and the fighting on the ground continues. there s nothing on this. solemn words from president zelenskyy. he says the city is in ruins. plus no breakthrough in the debt ceiling talks yet, but president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy are expected to talk ahead. and voters are going to the polls in greece. we ll go live to athens for the latest. and we begin with a busy day in japan as the u.s. says it will provide ukraine with another $375 million in military aid ahead of that country s expected counteroffensive against russia. u.s. president joe biden made the announcement as he met with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy in the final hours of that g7 summit in hiroshima, japan. have a listen. today i m announcing the next package to ukraine, a pack thaj that includes more artillery and munitions. mr. president, what you ve achieved is a matter for the entir
minute president biden will hold a live press conference wrapping up the g7 summit. plus biden will return to washington as the u.s. inches ever closer to running out of money to pay its debts. a look at what could be on the table when he speaks to kevin mccarthy later today. and wagner s forces say they ve taken control of bakhmut after months of bloodshed, but ukrainian officials claim the fight isn t over. we ll take you live to ukraine for the very latest. so u.s. president joe biden returns to washington later today where the debt ceiling crisis remains unresolved at this hour, and, yes, time is running out. right flou now mr. biden is hiroshima, japan, where the important g7 summit has just concluded. we re expecting him to appear right there at that podium and hold a press conference moment m momentarily. prison made a surprise appearance at the summit to make his case face-to-face and in person. he met with president biden who announced a new round of military aid
latest from the front lines. plus a new search has just been announced in the missing toddler madeline mcgahn. we re following these major developing stories and more all coming in right here to cnn news central. in just a couple of hours president biden and speaker mccarthy will give it another try. they will meet face-to-face again in the ongoing staredown over the debt ceiling. so far neither leader has blinked. because of that the u.s. could default if no agreement by june 1st. running out of money for social security and military salaries. last hour speaker mccarthy told cnn a deal has to be ironed out much sooner than that deadline. reporter: do you need to have a deal tonight? it would be better to have a deal sooner. if we can get a deal tonight or tomorrow, you ve got to get something done this week to be able to pass it and move it to the senate. reporter: is it possible to get it done? i think it s still possible. reporter: square my diamond is tr
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russia s leader, vladimir putin in connection with war crimes. the court says there are grounds to believe that president putin is personally responsible for the deportation of hundreds of children, from children s homes and orphanages in ukraine for adoption in russia since last year s invasion. it s the first time the court has ordered the arrest of a prominent serving political leader. ukraine s president zelensky has hailed the decision as historic, but moscow dismissed the announcement as outrageous , saying it doesn t recognise the jurisdiction of the court. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports from kyiv. it is a war that he ordered. a war that brought death and devastation. a war that sent millions fleeing for their lives. but it is one that has now left president putin accused of war crimes by an international court and even