the short-lived rebellion earlier this weekend by that mercenary wagner group against russian defense forces. now, one big question as this rebellion took place and in the aftermath of it is what kind of impact it will have on the war in ukraine. yesterday the president also convened a call with top allies, including the leaders of france, the united kingdom and germany, and one thing that officials say that came from that call was the desire to try to keep the temperature low and allow these events in rubin to play out. they don t want to give fodder or any suggestion that the united states or its allies are supporting this rebellion. but so far we really have seen this quiet, very measured strategy from the white house. we have yet to hear from president biden directly, but a bit earlier today we did get the first reaction from the administration which came from secretary of state antony blinken. he said that these events unfolding in russia were
newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. good evening. in russia today armed insurrectionists are no longer marching towards moscow but the threat to a weakened putin regime remains. meantime, the u.s. as well as allies and enemies are closely watching a country that barely pulled back from the brink of chaos. there is no word where yevgeny prigozhin is, the head of the ruthless wagner group, abruptly turned around his troops when they were 125 miles within the capital. russia said prigozhin would not be prosecuted and instead would be exiled. prigozhin s news service tells cnn that he will answer questions when he has, quote, proper communication. you might remember these stunning scenes as fighters were greeted as heroes for confronting a government they feel abandoned them. translator: they re are very
larger grip on power and whether there is any weakening of it due to this rebellion. all right. arlette sainz, thank you very much. one official tells cnn that u.s. expected more bloodshed in russia during yesterday s expected confrontation between warring mercernaries and russia professional military. alt although yevgeny prigozhin called off the mutiny, much is uncertain and russia is on edge. matthew chance is in moscow where it has been a wild weekend. matthew. reporter: jim, on the face of it tonight it seems like a russian crisis has been averted. rebel wagner fighters have within disbursed and the kremlin is back control of areas that were taken over by the mercernaries group. amid the relief that more bloodshed was avoided there is anxiety about what this unprecedented challenge to vladimir putin s authority may unleash.