washington i m bret baier. president biden n says neither us or nato played any part in the weekends a brief but meaningful insurrection in russia. this afternoon russian president vladimir putin thanks the nation for its unity. questions remain on how much control potent still house in the wake of the ukraine invasion and rebellion that for some time this weekend seem to be getting russian soldiers on board. senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot is live in the capital of kyiv tonight. good evening greg. hi britt. restaurant present president biden repaired met with his defense minister and top security and put a short video out on state v. with one more attempt by the russian leader to regain control of the narrative in his country which the past few days has been spending badly out of control. more follow-up from this week it s probably events in russia. the mercenary group for time saturday took over major city in southern russia. then headed to moscow only to
That s my best guess. this is a coup against a ministry defense. if it led to pollutant leading, that was fine too. this really what this was. this guy is a former convict turn hotdocs salesman turned caterer turn international mercenary.is a vicious criminal. just as bad as putin is in many ways just without the power. also a risk taker nature throughout his career. ultimately i think they re going to come after him, the better go after him first and save himself or the guys at work for him. that s what happened here. deal by that just because this happened and how it happened but it makes food look weaker internally and thereby raises questions about his future? i think 2 things are gonna make it weaker no matter what. the first is if wagner is not involved in ukraine, as bitter as they are and these are terrible people there got convicted murderers. in the faulkner group. there were let out of jail to go fight for them as part of the deal. as brutal as they are there more effect