welcome back. you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. and russia, it s the day after. the day after the head of the wagner mercenary group called off his armed rebellion and advance on moscow the day of the military leadership in the handles of the war in ukraine, the day of wagner forces were almost uncharged as the columns marched towards moscow. it s the day after. locals were heard cheering for the mercenaries, and not for putin. they said they had captured military facilities in two russian cities. the wagner chief yevgeny prigozhin said he wanted to spear sharing russian blood. translator: realizing all the responsibility that russian blood will be shed from one of the sides. we turn our columns around and leave in the of sirte direction to the field camps, according to the plan. did you ever think you would see this? here is prigozhin receiving a h hero s farewell as he leaves. the kremlin says he will not be prosecuted and he will be sent t
relationship a 20-year relationship with prigozhin just doesn t pass muster. he wouldn t have done that if putin had ngt signed off in advance. so it s face-saving for putin. everyone seems to be getting thems themselves out of a jam. and what after the day after? they have themselves out of a jam and there is still a ways to go on the jam. nic, i have to think the day after and the day after and the day after, that will be on prigozhin s mind. how does he feel comfortable taking a sip of coffee or drinking his soup? i can t imagine he is going to be standing next to any open windows on high floors any time soon. reporter: he would be a fool if he did, right? putin hates people who betray him.