military and civilian functions within the city of ras of on the on have been blocked. putin vowed to take decisive action to put down what he and the kremlin are calling it quote undertaken by progression who they are calling a traitor. putin also vowed to not let the rebellion become a civil war at the end of world war one. now, here s what we know. multiple reports indicate that there has been some small fighting along the major highway in the area as well as reports of convoys of military equipment being moved along that highway. russia also moved military equipment in and around moscow. that s what you re looking at right now, and other major cities across russia. this all comes after progression, yesterday, heavily escalated his public feud with russia s defense minister, sergei showing you and the head of russia s armed forces, valerie grass above. both of whom prigozhin publicly hates and blames for rushes failures in ukraine. for the beginning of the invasion, bu
meanwhile the kremlin saying wagner soldiers who did not take part in the uprising will be allowed to join the russian military. now, putin s top officials are meeting with allies like china and north korea as the world waits to see what happens next. hello everyone and welcome to fox news live i am arthel neville hi eric. eric: hello everyone thank you for joining us. clock is finally taking on the life and rule of vladimir putin for this a brazen setting rebuke by his longtime ally and vicious wagner leader surprising and shaking moscow in international capitals. raising after 23 years in power, putin s demonic grip is directly challenge and may soon begin to unravel. take a look at the new york post front page this morning. war comes to putin s door. the paper predicting the end is near for putin. can that be? we are covering a story from every angle coming up tennessee republican senator marsha blackburn, general jackie are here with what it all means and what comes n
russia in crisis. the weekend mutiny by russian mercenaries exposes putin s vulnerability, forcing him to cut a deal with the man he had called a traitor just hours before. that man, hot dog vendor turned war lord yevgeny prigozhin was apparently allowed to flee to belarus. we re going to take a deep dive into what happens next for him and his wagner group. and it s becoming increasingly clear that republican voters don t care how corrupt their candidates are. donald trump s lead is actually growing in the crowded republican presidential field. make that make sense. but we begin tonight with a wild weekend in the unprecedented challenge to more than two decades of vladimir putin s grip on russia. the armed rebellion has ended, but the uncertainty it sparked continues. the russian war lord behind that attempted insurrection. wagner group leader yevgeny prigozhin remains out of sight, but he released an audio message today, claiming he wasn t seeking to overthrow putin. h
we ll go over what exactly happened and what it could mean for putin s leadership as well as the war in ukraine. plus, republicans continue to veer toward an electoral cliff, backing former president trump despite his mounting legal challenges, even as many voters are deeply disturbed by his multiple indictments. perhaps that s why president biden is leading trump in a 2024 matchup. and a year after the supreme court stripped away abortion rights, the high court s approval rating is in the basement at just 31%. we re breaking down the new poll numbers just ahead. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is monday, june 26th. joe is off this morning. we begin with this weekend s developing news out of russia, where the head of the mercenary group, wagner, launched the most direct challenge to vladimir putin s grip on power in his 19 years as president. it started on friday when yevgeny prigozhin, the leader of a private army, posted a video to social media. in it, h