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>> announcer: closed captions brought to you by -- the breaking news we're following right now. head of the wagner mercenary group yevgeny prigozhin says he's turning his forces around from a march towards the russian capital of moscow. what does that really mean for the most significant challenge to vladimir putin during his 23 years in power? let's discuss wit former cnn moscow bureau chief along with the former cia chief of russian operations. jill, start with you. the kremlin says prigoshin has a guarantee from putin that he can go to belarus, neighboring belarus a close ally of putin's....

The kremlin wasn't able to answer him. where is prigoshin? he seems to be leaving the kremlin offering elaborate solutions how the day finally came to an end. in their statements they think yevgeny prigozhin is bound for belarus. interestingly, belarus's president stepped forward and russian state media suggested he played a role as intermediary getting yevgeny prigozhin to agree to stand down at the behest of vladimir putin. we also know that the wagner fighters involved in this particular march on moscow, as it's being termed by some, they will not face prosecution. the kremlin saying their ...

Leighton both cnn military analysts. general clark, moscow was bracing for a potential wagner assault. no doubt about that. now the kremlin struck a deal with prigoshin. what's your reaction to these late-breaking developments? >> i agree with what was said. we don't have all the facts. missing facts. don't add up, number one, do we really know there was a rocket strike on prigoshin's troops? don't really flow that. seen video but no evidence of that. we no tactical nuclear weapons supposedly moved into belarus. is it possible this is a mass raid of distraction to be able toll redeploy the wag...

Yevgeny prigozhin his own suggestion 125 miles outside the outskirts of the capital city unimpeded, frankly, all that way. catching helicopter on that main highway, suddenly decides to change his mind and then, according to the kremlin now part of a deal where hall agreed to go to exile in belarus and be done with it all without facing prosecution. an utterly baffling turn of events here. vladimir putin began the day angrily denouncing and armed insurrection, blackmail, terrorist methods and now appears to have struck a deal with prigoshin who will essentially, seems, if it's really the case, ...

News. the chief of the wagner mercenary group pulling pack forces from their march to the russian capital. joining us now congresswoman elissa slotkin, vice chair of the submountain on intelligence and special operations. she's also a former cia analyst. congresswoman, thanks so much for joining us. what's your reaction to this truly stunning turn of events, this apparent deal struck for wagner forces to stop their advance on moscow? >> yeah. a lot of history going on in the last 48 hours. stunning to see violence on russian soil. and then stunning to see how they've come to this, at least, te...