yesterday. but still so many questions about the wagner group s descent into russia. it ended almost as quickly as it began. yevgeny prigozhin s mercenaries got within 120 miles of moscow, the only to turn back to the races after a deal was brokered to prevent the armed rebellion. a spokesperson for the kremlin saying the wagner group leader will avoid prosecution and be exiled in belarus. his troops will be given the option to join russian military forces. prigozhin seen leaving russia last night as crowds cheered him on. meanwhile, new reporting revealing that u.s. spy agencies had indications, quote unquote, days earlier that prigozhin has been stockpiling weapons with plans to take on russian defense officials. i m obviously not going to comment on intelligence matters. what i can say is this, i think it s been no secret that many people over many months and that these tensions were rising, they were brewing. prigozhin was already saying extraordinary things about russi
plus our richard engel s exclusive reporting on the man behind the revolt. what drove him to rebellion? the ship that launched the doomed titanic submersible to sea returning to port today. new details into the investigation into what went wrong. a bridge collapses in montana, sending a train plunging into the yellowstone river. fears the water may now be contaminated. marches across the country on the anniversary of roe v. wade being overturned. and our report. have new abortion restrictions triggered a rise in adoption? the brutal heat wave in texas. temperatures feel like they re hitting 120. plus n new video of f a grof killer whaleles ramming ininto sailboat again. we hear from the sailors on board. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart. good evening. the entire world was watching the chaotic scenes unfolding inside russia today with the very real possibility of a battle coming directly to moscow and the biggest threat to vladimir
inside russia. right now vladimir putin is still in charge. in fact, he might have just spoken for the first time since the attempted rebellion over the weekend. we ll tell you what he said and why there are questions about when and where this new video of putin the kremlin released this morning has come from. it has been a confusing and volatile 72 hours. longtime ally yevgeny prigozhin began and quickly called off an attempt to overtake the military leaders. how close did he get? why suddenly did he turn around? putin is known for viciously crushing dissent. why exactly did he let prigozhin go? the warlord hasn t been publicly seen or heard from since he apparently fled on saturday. we have reporters in moscow, ukraine and the white house along with experts on russia, putin and prigozhin. whatever happens in russia will have a profound impact not just on the stability of that country, but far-reaching consequences for the war in ukraine and well beyond that. it can affect
ayman mohyeldin here with alicia menendez. it is 11 i am in new york, six a.m. in moscow, where kremlin officials are no doubt waking up on edge this morning, unsure of what the day might bring. just hours ago yevgeny prigozhin ordered his forces to halt their march on to the capital city and return to their bases. it was a stunning about face, considering how quickly provisions trips were advancing towards moscow, and an armed rebellion against the russian government. however, we have learned shortly after that russian ally and neighbor in belarus had negotiated a deal to de-escalate the situation. kremlin spokesperson dimitri peskov provided some details of the compromise that included russia s criminal case against prigozhin would be closed and he would be allowed to go and remain in belarus. moreover, wagner fighters who had participated in the advancement will not be prosecuted. and late this evening, some new reporting from the washington post is shedding more light o
questions after valid claim to have captured the city of rostov on don. it ended quickly, less than one day after it began after a deal brokered by pollution president alexander lukashenko. an ally of putin who also has ties to prigozhin. according to the kremlin, but i go asian and his forces will be out to belarus, and charges against him for taking part in an armed rebellion, charges against them will be dropped. now they re putin nor prigozhin have seen or heard from him publicly since the deal was announced. joining me now in london, nbc news correspondent ali arouzi, and in kyiv ukraine, chief correspondent kelly cobiella, and wall street journalist and simmons. good to have all of you here. so ali, the russian foreign ministry said yesterday that the country remains in support of president vladimir putin, but bogosian lost the severn town of rostov with armored tanks in vehicles, to cheering crowds. if you are in the kremlin, does that of support for the moodiness or t