he s a leader of the wagner group, which are soldiers for hire, violent mercenaries with reputation for ruthless violence. they have fought for russia in ukraine and in conflicts across central africa in the middle east. saturday, prigozhin stage in our midst mutiny leading his mercenaries on a march that threatened to reach moscow coming within about 120 miles of the capitol. the crisis ended when prigozhin agreed to pull back his forces in a deal it allowed him to leave russia and avoid arrest. well rebellion appear to be aimed at ousting russia s military leaders, they dealt a massive brew blow to putin strongman image. we ve seen more cracks emerge in the russian facade. it is too soon to tell exactly where they go and when they get there but certainly we have also have new questions that putin is going to be addressing in the weeks and months ahead. this is a challenge coming from within to putin and that s where his focus has been. it s going to unfold over weeks and
policy in marshaling allied support, in marshaling congressional support to say no, the united states stands with freedom and democracy, it s working. the counteroffensive is coming this summer. we ve got to supply them with the armaments, training, and intelligence support they need, the tools that they need to be successful. yet stephanie just last week, house republicans tried to cut half 1 million dollars in aid for ukrainians. imagine how demoralizing that must be for the soldiers fighting in the trenches. they see their opportunity but they ve got one hand tied behind their back by people who are more loyal to donald trump than to freedom. why do think the white house has been largely quiet this weekend? we are all trying to parse through this and understand what exactly happened russia. it s been difficult because you are getting your information from either a mercenary or russian state media.