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But he released an audio message today, claiming he wasn't seeking to overthrow putin. he calls it a protest. but he renewed his criticism of russia's military, saying his weekend march was a master class on how russia should have carried out its invasion of ukraine. his rebellion began late friday after prigozhin released audio and video messages claiming putin's invasion of ukraine was based on a lie. he then slammed defense minister sergei shoigu, accusing him of ordering an air strike on wagner forces. by saturday morning, the wagner paramilitary troops had moved east from ukraine into rus...

How did a weak leader prompted up by putin bail him out of the potential problem? it doesn't pass the basic sniff test. >> right. and let's talk about what might be happening next for prigozhin in belarus. we simply have no visibility on that. and the kremlin, if i've not mistaken, was saying we don't really have a firm handle on prigozhin's whereabouts. and there was something cryptic that prigozhin said at the end of that audio message where em, this is all happening, quote, according to the plan. according to what plan? i don't know what that means either. this is all sounding like a russia...

Now. what you see there is video of people cheering as he left ross stor-on-don where his troops seized military facilities on saturday. officials now tell cnn the u.s. intelligence believes prigozhin was planning to challenge russia's military leadership for a while, while washington did not see any change in russia's nuclear posture despite all the turmoil. ivan watson monitoring the developments in russia. he joins me now from hong kong. an extraordinary day by any measure. where do things stand now in terms of prigozhin and his future? >> reporter: well, prigozhin himself has been conspicu...

A rebellion that ended as strangely as it began. >> the biggest challenge to vladimir putin's many years in power, an unprecedented armed rebellion. clashes readiest -- at days drive from moscow. fighters with the russian military's wagner group, led by yevgeny prigozhin, abandoning ukraine and marching towards the russian capital. in a televised address, president putin calling this rebellion a stab in the back, and treason, betrayal. then, late saturday, an abrupt turn around. a deal apparently brokered by neighboring belarus. prigozhin releasing this audio message. now the moment has cowboy...

Prigozhin releasing this audio message, now the moment has come when blood may spell, that's why understanding the responsibility for spilling russian blood on one of the sides, we are turning back our convoys. early saturday the group seized the city of rostov on job, the southern military headquarters and key logistical hub for russia's war in ukraine. armored vehicles taking over the streets, wagner fighters on patrol. pulling out just hours ago. prigozhin's ruthless private army has been key to bolstering russia's regular forces in ukraine. especially in the symbolically important city of ...