hello, everyone. i m fredricka whitfield in atl atlanta, alongside wolf blitzer in london. thank you for joining us for this special coverage. an uneasy calm in russia, after an extraordinary 36 hours that saw an armed insurrection, led by the head of the mercenary wagner group, evgeyevgeny prigo. his whereabouts are unknown after the kremlin said he struck a deal to stand down. the agreement allows prigozhin to be exiled to belarus and have all charges against him dropped. prigozhin will answer questions hen he has proper communication. in a dramatic announcement, the head of the wagner group said his troops would turn around after coming within just 120 miles from moscow. translator: therefore, realizing all of 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. it was the most serious challenge to vladimir putin s rule. wagner s s
head of the wagner mercenary group yevgeny prigozhin. it was the most serious challenge to russian president vladimir putin s regime. the uprising was almost over as quickly as it began. we learned just a short time ago that chechen special forces deployed to the region are withdrawing. and the wagner chief confirmed that his troops were turning around and ending their march towards moscow. 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. russia says it is dropping charges against prigozhin. he agreed to leave russia for neighboring belarus, but there is no word on where he is right now. as for vladimir putin, experts say he emerges from this crisis weaker among world leaders and domestically. democratic congressman jason crow serves on the intelligence and foreign affairs committees. he say
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good morning. welcome to this special edition of cnn this morning. we have the latest developments out of russia after wagner mercernaries forces ended their rebellion against russian president vladimir putin. i m victor blackwell. i m amara walker. we are joined by wolf blitzer in london. let s get you caught up on where things stand this morning. it appears russia has been pulled back from the brink of chaos after the country struck a deal to end an armed insurrection by the head of the wagner mercernaries group yevgeny prigozhin. it was the most serious challenge to republican president vladimir putin s iron-fisted regime since he came to power in 2000. the uprising was over almost as quickly as it began. the kremlin announced an agreement and the wagner chief confirmed his troops were ending their march towards moscow. translator: therefore, realizing all the responsibility for the fact that russian blood will be shed from one of the sides, we turn our columns aro
good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. it is saturday, june 24th. i m amara walker. i m victor blackwell. thank you for spending part of your saturday morning with us. we begin with breaking news. vladimir putin is accusing a mercenary group of an armed rebellion and he warns those involved will be punished. yevgeny prigozhin says his forces have taken control of russian military facilities in the region of rostov-on-don. he threatens to move on to moscow if russia s top general and defense minister don t meet him. translator: again, we came here. we want to receive the chief of general s staff and shoigu until they aren t here. until they are here, we will be located here, blockading the city and will go to moscow. president putin calls the move a betrayal and a stab in the back to the russian people and he says those who follow him will pay the price. translator: all those who deliberately closed pa october of trechly, armed mutiny, blackmail and