at the university of copenhagen. thinking forjoining us. do you think that this was in mr bogosian words, it wasn t a mutiny but a protest about what was being threatened to be done for the wagner group? i threatened to be done for the wagner arou - ? ~ . threatened to be done for the wagner i rou . ? ~ ., , group? i think what we re seeing here is a prime group? i think what we re seeing here is a prime example - group? i think what we re seeing here is a prime example of- group? i think what we re seeing here is a prime example of what| here is a prime example of what happens when you outsource the use of force to unregulated actors the wagner group has been around for a number of years. it came out of the conflict in syria and has been active in many armed conflicts around the world and has been allowed to ask with the support the tacit support of the russian government and we have seen the fact that it has engaged in as trustees in many different countries includin
welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in russia, where there are questions about the damage to vladimir putin s presidency from saturday s short lived rebellion by a group of mercenary soldiers known as the wagner group. the us secretary of state antony blinken says the attempted mutiny shows real cracks in mr putin s authority. the president hasn t been seen since saturday, nor has the wagner group leader yevgeny prigozhin, who s promised to leave russia and move to belarus. our russia editor steve rosenberg has the latest. leaving as heroes. the wagnerfighters pulling out of rostov last night. you think theyjust won a war? you think theyjust won a war. the leader of the mercenary group, yevgeny prigozhin, was off to. he d just done a deal with the kremlin to end their mutiny. the rebellion started here, then spread north. it was the biggest challenge to vladimir putin s authority since he came to power. vladimir vladimirovi
welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we start with an exclusive interview with the wife and mother of two of the british passengers lost in the titan sub disaster in the north atlantic last week. the submersible was on its way to view the wreck of the titanic when contact was lost, and the vessel imploded. christine dawood the wife of shahzada dawood and the mother of 19 year old suleman dawood was on the polar prince, which was supervising the mission. she told the bbc that her initial intention was to go on the trip herself, but she gave the spot to her son because he was so excited by the prospect. it comes as the us coast guard has announced the launch of an investigation, which would be able to recommend civil or criminal charges. christine dawood has been speaking to the bbc s nomia iqbal in stjohn s, newfoundland, from where the expedition had set off. the sentence, we lost comm. i think that would be a sentence i will neve
Its got one button. And thats it. But their sub went missing, prompting a Massive International effort to find them, with warnings Oxygen Supplies would be dwindling. The really nightmarish scenario is that they are alive at the surface, bobbing away, running out of air and unable to get out. Its exceptionally difficult. Its basically a needle in a haystack. Well, im nervous. Im sick to my stomach with nerves. Im just hoping for good news. The dive that was meant to take around eight hours turned into days. The debris is consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber. So what do we know happened on the titan and to the men on board . On saturday the 17th ofjune 2023, british explorer Hamish Harding posted an update on facebook revealing his journey to explore the wreck of the titanic. Harding was travelling with Oceangate Expeditions, a private company that takes paying customers down to see the wreck. The eight day trip started on friday the 16th ofjune when the Researc
it s got one button. and that s it. but their sub went missing, prompting a massive international effort to find them, with warnings oxygen supplies would be dwindling. the really nightmarish scenario is that they are alive at the surface, bobbing away, running out of air and unable to get out. it s exceptionally difficult. it s basically a needle in a haystack. - well, i m nervous. i m sick to my stomach with nerves. i m just hoping for good news. the dive that was meant to take around eight hours turned into days. the debris is consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber. so what do we know happened on the titan and to the men on board? on saturday the 17th ofjune 2023, british explorer hamish harding posted an update on facebook revealing his journey to explore the wreck of the titanic. harding was travelling with oceangate expeditions, a private company that takes paying customers down to see the wreck. the eight day trip started on friday the 16th ofjun