because of an insurrection led by the leader of the wagner mercenaries that ended nearly as soon as it started. an apparent clash between wagner and russian troops which was followed by a fire at that oil refinery you see on your screen there. under the deal done, the kremlin says wagner troops will not face any legal action, but they ll sign new contracts with russia s defense ministry while moscow will drop its charges against prig prigozhin, who will go to belarus. wagner s leader says he agreed to that in order to avoid bloodshed. translator: therefore, realizing all the responsibility for the fact that russian blood will be shed from one of the sides, we turn our columns around and leave in the opposite direction to the field camps, according to the plan. the kremlin says it doesn t know where prigozhin is right now. what you see there is video of people cheering as he left ross stor-on-don where his troops seized military facilities on saturday. officials now tell c
the doj is putting a magnifyin glass to the bank s leadership as democrats tried to take steps to prevent it from happening again. then, a russian fighter je harasses and collides with a u.s. drone as we get new reporting about planned wa crimes cases and a dangerous new drug ravaging american streets what do you need to know from doctor on the frontlines, as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. the feds are now scrutinizin the nation s second bigges bank failure nbc news has confirmed the justice department and the securities and exchang commission are investigating the meltdown at silicon valley bank two sources tell nbc the doj s inquiry is its early stages an part of it will focus on whether bank executives sold any stop prior to the collapse so far, is a.b. is not commenting as for claw backs, as senior administration official says the fdic has legal grounds t act in certain cases but som officials also say t
glass to the bank s leadership as democrats tried to take steps to prevent it from happening again. then, a russian fighter je harasses and collides with a u s. drone as we get new reporting about planned wa crimes cases and a dangerous new drug ravaging american streets what you need to know from a doctor on the frontlines, as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. the feds are now scrutinizin the nation s second bigges bank failure nbc news has confirmed the justice department and the securities and exchang commission are investigating the meltdown at silicon valley bank two sources tell nbc the doj s inquiry is its early stages an part of it will focus on whether bank executives sold any stop prior to the collapse so far, svb is not commenting. as for claw backs, as senior administration official says the fdic has legal grounds t act in certain cases but som officials also say to stay tuned on that matter, and at t
reporter: alexandr lukashenko rules belarus like a personal fiefdom, president since its creation in 1994, he brooks little opposition. dubbed europe s last dictator, lukashenko has come to be defined by his fealty to his powerful neighbor, russia s president vladimir putin, transforming belarus into a nearby vassal state. putin used lukashenko and belarus to help launch his 2022 invasion of ukraine, driving tanks over belarus border towards kyiv and using belarusian skies to bomb ukrainians. translator: we will never be enemies of russia, and we will never look disprovingly at russia. this is the country closest to us, the people closest us to. i think that while we re in power, we will stick to this tendency. if it were otherwise, it would be like in ukraine.
reporter: reality was the war deepened lukashenko s already growing dependence on putin. lukashenko s flawed 2020 election victory claiming 80% of the vote described by western governments as fraudulent triggered nationwide protests. get out they shouted. he responded with force. the woman who ran against him, whose husband lukashenko had already jailed fled the country. thousands of people are in prisons for politically motivated cases. hundreds of thousands had to flee belarus because of repressions. and one day we can wake up and see the consolation prize for putin. reporter: the price escalated. lukashenko called on putin for help, was bailed out, but at a cost. most recently, putin tightening his grip, pledging to station