From new york. Today on the program, the knesset votes to take away a key power of the Supreme Court. And as Benjamin Netanyahu urges calm, the nations Political Center and left erupt in anger. Ill talk to the New York Times tom friedman and with Emily Bazelon about the legal issues. Then, the secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on the good news and the bad news from americas Southern Border. Finally, did President Putin or gain power after prigozhins failed mutiny . Ill ask russian journalist in exile mikhail zygar. But first, here is my take. The Mystery Disappearance of chinas Foreign Minister is a timely reminder that the future of u. S. China relations about be determined not just by american policy, and what is happening domestically in the United States, such as the president ial election campaign, it will also be shaped by developments in china. Which at this point are opaque but troubling. From what outsiders could tell, china is reverting to a mild era style of
rivals possess. and that brings me to another country. i m speaking of general sergei of russia who was last seen in a hostage style video last month as the wagner group s yevgeny prigozhin and his troops marched on moscow. in the video he was wearing fatigues but striped of all insignia pled to aband on the coup. it perhaps indicated coercion. he was close to prigozhin who called him a man who is not afraid of responsibility. u.s. intelligence officials told the new york times that he had advanced knowledge of the attempted coup. the times also report that he was believed to be detained under questioning late last month. though it is easy to see why the general could make president put putin uneasy, this is a
jet to intercept the flight minutes before it would cross into lithuanian air space. according to his own press service, he personally ordered the jet to escort the plane to minsk airport after a bomb threat. after the flight landed, the journalist started panicking, said it was because of him, facing the death penalty. arrested with girlfriend and three other passengers believed to be members of the security services still called kgb also got off the plane. no explosives were found, plane was eventually allowed to leave. video was released on social media appears to show the journalist, hostage style, confessing to crimes that would carry a long sentence. unclear what will become of him. and clear that europe s last
passenger said the journalist started panicking and saying this was because of him. he just turned to people and said he was facing the death penalty. he was arrested along with his girlfriend, three other passengers believed to be members of the belarusian security services still by the way called the kgb also got off the plane. no explosives were found in the flight with the rest of the passengers on board were eventually allowed to leave to continue their destination. just a few hours ago, a video was released on social media that appears to show the journalist, hostage style, confessing to crimes that would carry a long sentence. it remains unclear will become of him. it also seems clear that europe s last dictator has stepped over a line here. i mean, using a fighter jet to stop a commercial aircraft, flying from one eu country to another is an incredibly transgressive acts. juliette yafi moved from the u.s. to as a child. she has covered russia, its neighboring country for much o