president putin s speech suggests he may have backtracked on a present dogmatic promise he made to yevgeny prigozhin that he could go to belarus. putin saying he will allow wagner forces propose trips to go there but he doesn t say anything about progression. putin nevin mentions names of key opponents, alexei navalny and now of course prigozhin. so this suggests that putin really is worried. this suggests that putin really is worried- this suggests that putin really is worried. , ., ., ., is worried. does that mean that ou think is worried. does that mean that you think prigozhin is worried. does that mean that you think prigozhin will - is worried. does that mean that you think prigozhin will have - you think prigozhin will have to pay some sort of price for this mutiny? it to pay some sort of price for this mutiny? this mutiny? it is unclear, it will depend this mutiny? it is unclear, it will depend in this mutiny? it is unclear, it will depend in part - this mutiny? it is u
would not get involved in these events and that we view them as internal russian matters. joining me is william courtney, former us ambassador and special assistant to the president for russia, ukraine, and eurasia. thank you forjoining us. if we look at what vladimir putin said today in his comments he said today in his comments he said he would keep his promise to let wagnerforces said he would keep his promise to let wagner forces either go to let wagner forces either go to belarus orjoin the russian army. he did not name yevgeny prigozhin. we do not know the exact whereabouts of prigozhin either. what do you think is going to happen to the wagner mercenary group cosmic head? mercenary group cosmic head? mercenary group s head. balor it appears that putin has come down it appears that putin has come down it it appears that putin has come down . ,, .,, ., down it appears that putin has come down it appears that putin has come down down it appears that putin has
if prigozhin is in belarus he could also be calling for to challenge putin again. what about the challenge putin again. what about the president - challenge putin again. what about the president putin i about the president putin himself? we didn t see any shakeup in his cabinet, particularly addressing his defence minister. why do you think that is? it defence minister. why do you think that is? think that is? it may be a little too think that is? it may be a little too soon think that is? it may be a little too soon to - think that is? it may be a little too soon to tell - think that is? it may be a i little too soon to tell those you will recall in august 1991 there a failed attempt at a push or to against mikhail gorbachev then four months later gorbachev, although he survived that attempt, he was out of office and the soviet union collapsed they wouldn t be surprised if again we are going to see some effects of this activity over a number of months with the kremlin probably
to lose your marbles this way. at yourwhim. if you win you would be an incredibly great person not to lose your marbles this way. he s under pressure, but don t write off vladimir putin. one thing he s learned since coming to power is how to stay there. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. the white house has made clear the us was not involved in the mutiny as putin suggested. the as putin suggested. united states closely monitored the united states closely monitored those events with president biden receiving literally hour by hour updates from his national security team throughout the weekend and those updates continue throughout the weekend. the president can beef found in a call to discuss and any impact stability in russia could have as we prepare for a range of scenarios and the president also convened calls with many of our allies and partners throughout the weekend and those calls continue. we also made clear to all of our allies and partners that the united states was not invo