future of russia. among them what is prigozhin s next move, what concessions if any did he get to reverse course, and where is he today? this is treason. in the face of those who are fighting on the front. this is a stab in the back of our troops. plus, what does vladimir putin s unprecedented admission of vulnerability in a national speech mean for his hold on power and on the war in ukraine? this is just the latest chapter in a book of failure that putin has written for himself and for russia. economically, militarily. his standing in the world. all of those things have plummeted. we ll have insight and analysis this hour from former cia director john brennan, former u.s. european command deputy steph twitty, a former top adviser to president zelenskyy in ukraine, and senate intelligence committee chairman mark warner, who was briefed on prigozhin s plans in the days leading up to the weekend rebellion. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington, where pr
Russian history has shown that military defeat is the handmaiden of political change. Recent events could lead Russian soldiers to decide it’s better to surrender than die in a futile war.
of rostov-on-don, quickly taking control of putin s southern military command center where many people were turning out to celebrate the anti-putin troops, taking selfies and applauding their movement. as wagner troops pushed north, just 125 miles from moscow, putin interrupted russian tv with an unprecedented speech to the nation. translator: it is an attempt to subvert us from inside. these people who are responsible will certainly be brought to justice on behalf of our people. hours later prigozhin ordered his troops to stand down and accepted exile as part of a truce mediated by belarus president and top putin ally alexander lukashenko, a putin vassal who may emerge as the real winner so far. nbc s senior international correspondent my colleague keir simmons is in moscow. keir, there s a new message, an audio message from prigozhin now, the first we ve heard from him since saturday. what can you tell us?