world. i m fareed zakaria. today on the program from the czars and arenas to soviet-era com czars to president putin. we delve into the nature of power in russia looking at the past to help us understand the present. i ll talk to the new yorkers david remnick can professor nina krus efa. also the prime minister of barbados on getting the west to pay for damage for the climate change s rising seas and weather. two degrees is a death sentence. and the president of kenya on why many nations in the global south are not taking a side on the war in ukraine. but first, here s my take. in his important book the third wave samuel huntington pointed out the division among the ruling elite is a key sign of weakness in authoritarian regimes. when prominent members of the establishment break with the system it often triggers a larger set of changes. conversely, when you do not see such defections it means the autocrat will probably be able to survive. syrian dictator bashar al ass
leader to retreat. yevgeny prigozhin, the head of the wagner mercenary group, has been pictured apparently leaving the russian city of rostov on don along with his troops. only yesterday a heavily armed column of wagner troops was heading from rostov on don towards moscow, where defences were being prepared. those troops got to around 300 miles south of the russian capital. then, at around 6.30pm uk time, prigozhin announced that he had agreed to stop the advance, in a deal brokered by the belarusian leader. with all the details, here s our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford. mutineers cheered as heroes. this crowd are shouting wagner, the name of the mercenary group that led me to putin had said treason a couple of hours earlier. in a day of high drama. the wagner group had rolled into rostov on saturday morning, leasing attacks on city streets and taking over a military command post for the ukraine war. there, wagner s boss was filmed haranguing senior milita
Hey. Thousands of protesters take to the streets of the spanish capital to demand the end of a monarchy. Good to have you with us. We begin tonight in ukraine where a new president is taking the helm amid an ongoing conflict that shows no signs of abating. Today, p Petro Poroshenko struc a did he have find tone. Vice President Joe Biden was there. He promised 60 million to ukraine in neighboring countries. Tensions with the east are still high. Today, an official in the selfdeclared republic of donetsk was shot dead. More from kiev. Reporter he may have the red carpet, but Petro Poroshenko has a mountain to climb if he is to save ukraine from conflict and economic ruin. At his inauguration, the International Community was there to show sport. For an elected leader at last in ukraine after months of uncertainty. President poroshenko promised to take the fight to the east and to shane over scrim. Who comes with a sword will fall from the sword. Citizenship of ukraine will never enjoy the
Maya angelou. Employ to have you with us. The u. S. Is promising aid to three former soviet states as the new president takes the healthm in ukraine. Vice President Joe Biden attending the swearing in of Petro Poroshenko in kiev where he promised 50 million to ukraine and even more funds to moldova and georgia. His message america is with you. Robin forestier walker has more. He may have the red carpet, but Petro Poroshenko has a mountain to climb if he is to save ukraine from conflict and comic ruin. At his inauguration, the International Community was there to show support for an elected leader at last after months of uncertainty. President poroshenko promised to take the fight of the rebeb yon to. Who comes with a sword will fall from the sword. Citizens of ukraine will never enjoy the beauty of peace unless we settle down our relations with russia. Russia occupied crimea which was, is, and will be a ukrainian soil. On europe, he said, this time there will be no turning back. Transl
Its 2 00 in washington and 7 00 p. M. In london. This afternoon we are following two breaking stories. This afternoon the Justice Department of justice announced 12 new indictments to muellers investigation. Demonstrators took to the streets by the thousands in london to protest Donald Trumps visit to the uk. We begin in washington where Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein announced 12 new indictments, all related to the hacking of the Democratic National committee and Hillary Clintons campaign during the 2016 election. Today a grand jury in the district of columbia returned an indictment prepared by the special counsels office. The indictment charges 12 Russian Military officers by name for conspiring to interfere with the 2016 president ial election. I have not identified the victims. Its important for us to avoid thinking politically as republicans or democrats. Instead to think as americans. Our response must not depend on which side was victimized. There will always be adversar