them. tonight, how tenuous is vladimir putin s hold on power. what does russian infighting mean for ukraine s counteroffensive. and what did the u.s. and western allies know in advance. we gave putin no excuse to blame this on the west and blame this on nato. good evening from kyiv, ukraine. i am ali velshi. and i am here because something unprecedented unfolded over the weekend. never in 23 years under putin s russia has this happened. thousands of armed soldiers, mercenaries, taking up arms against their own country. [inaudible] this was a scene inside russia today, explosions in cities, and a private army marching through the streets, vowing to take the fight all the way to the capital. those rebel forces previously allied with putin and the russian military, even leading many of the battles in ukraine, but then that ship suddenly violently ended. what exactly they were marching for remains unclear. the mercenaries, part of the wagner group, wer
forces. so, i think putin is afraid of them. tonight, how tenuous is black vladimir putin s hold on power. what does russian infighting mean for ukraine s counteroffensive. and what did the u.s. and western allies know in advance. we gave putin no excuse to blame this on the west and blame this on nato. good evening from kyiv, ukraine. i am ali velshi. and i am here because something unprecedented unfolded over the weekend. never in 23 years under putin s russia has this happened. thousands of armed soldiers, mercenaries, taking up arms against their own country. [inaudible] this was a scene inside russia today, explosions and cities, and a private army watching through the streets, vowing to take the fight all the way to the capital. those rebel forces previously allied with putin and the russian military, even leading many of the battles and ukraine but then that ship suddenly violently ended. what exactly they were marching for remains unclear.
pressure is turned up, a true leader has always taken the responsibility and taken action even when it s easier to do nothing. think fdr. december 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy. a state of war has existed between the united states and the japanese empire. brian: and the war was on, providing america with leadership when you needed it most. is why you were elected. 1981, ronald reagan facing air traffic controllers strike. reagan stood up and spoke you have and did what he thought was best for america. i must tell those who failed to report for duty this morning. they are in violation of the law. about they don t report for work with 48 hours, they have forfeited their jobs and will be terminated. brian: and they were. we might not always like the leadership at handled but we appreciate that somebody stepped up. in that case it was reagan. when those planes crashed into our buildings on 9/11, former president george w. bush gave america exactly wallet needed. i
pressure is turned up, a true leader has always taken the responsibility and taken action even when it s easier to do nothing. think fdr. december 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy. a state of war has existed between the united states and the japanese empire. brian: and the war was on, providing america with leadership when you needed it most. is why you were elected. 1981, ronald reagan facing air traffic controllers strike. reagan stood up and spoke you have and did what he thought was best for america. i must tell those who failed to report for duty this morning. they are in violation of the law. about they don t report for work with 48 hours, they have forfeited their jobs and will be terminated. brian: and they were. we might not always like the leadership at handled but we appreciate that somebody stepped up. in that case it was reagan. when those planes crashed into our buildings on 9/11, former president george w. bush gave america exactly wallet needed. i
pressure is turned up, a true leader has always taken the responsibility and taken action even when it s easier to do nothing. think fdr. december 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy. a state of war has existed between the united states and the japanese empire. brian: and the war was on, providing america with leadership when you needed it most. is why you were elected. 1981, ronald reagan facing air traffic controllers strike. reagan stood up and spoke you have and did what he thought was best for america. i must tell those who failed to report for duty this morning. they are in violation of the law. about they don t report for work with 48 hours, they have forfeited their jobs and will be terminated. brian: and they were. we might not always like the leadership at handled but we appreciate that somebody stepped up. in that case it was reagan. when those planes crashed into our buildings on 9/11, former president george w. bush gave america exactly wallet needed. i