country s president, alexander lukashenko. mr prigozhin issued an audio statement on monday but has not been seen in public since saturday. a little early in a moscow president putin thanked his security forces for protecting the country at last weekend, silently had stopped a civil war. the fsb have confirmed though that a criminal case against wagner has been dropped. the defence ministry says, the group will have to hand over heavy weapons and equipment. this was putin a little ealier. translation: soldiers and officers are the true defenders translation: soldiers and officers are the true defenders of translation: soldiers and officers are the true defenders of the - are the true defenders of the motherland, who in a difficult time for the country together with their comrades in arms stood in the way of the unrest, which inevitably would have resulted in chaos. you protected the constitution, the lies and the safety of our people. you save our form turmoil. and the s
her majesty to travel from windsor castle outside london to the center of london st. paul s cathedral and get inside the cathedral. she would have to, even though there was discussions of could she go in through the side entrance, not do the what all the dignitaries are doing, she could have gone in through a side entrance, even that it was decided it was too much for the 96-year-old monarch. it was great for the country to see her yesterday. the world appreciated seeing her on the balcony. she has been frail. she has mobility issues and the decision then was made last night she wouldn t be attending the service of remembrance. not attending either, the duke of york, prince andrew, disgraced really in the royal family because of the accusations he denies of sexual abuse, he will not be there either, and that s because he tested positive yesterday for covid. so he s absent. the queen is absent. the service will be led then from the royal family side by prince charles. there wi
combatting china. president biden will spend the next days in south korea before heading to japan to meet with leaders there. before returning home to d.c. on tuesday, he ll attend a meeting of the quad leaders. which includes japan, india, and australia. and in ukraine, russian forces are stepping up attacks on the eastern donbas region. at least 12 people were killed and 40 injured after russia unleashed new rounds of shelling in a key city in luhansk. one of the few ukrainian strong holds standing in the way of russia seizing full control of the don bass. the attacks could be a precursor to a larger drawn out battle. president volodymyr zelenskyy called the strikes, quote, brutal and completely pointless. willie. meanwhile, the u.k. ministry of defense has released new information reporting the battle for mariupol has left the russian military weakened. the fierce fighting against ukrainian troops who held out inside of that steel plant has depleted russia s ranks and re