ayman mohyeldin here with alicia menendez. it is 11 i am in new york, six a.m. in moscow, where kremlin officials are no doubt waking up on edge this morning, unsure of what the day might bring. just hours ago yevgeny prigozhin ordered his forces to halt their march on to the capital city and return to their bases. it was a stunning about face, considering how quickly provisions trips were advancing towards moscow, and an armed rebellion against the russian government. however, we have learned shortly after that russian ally and neighbor in belarus had negotiated a deal to de-escalate the situation. kremlin spokesperson dimitri peskov provided some details of the compromise that included russia s criminal case against prigozhin would be closed and he would be allowed to go and remain in belarus. moreover, wagner fighters who had participated in the advancement will not be prosecuted. and late this evening, some new reporting from the washington post is shedding more light o
from the kremlin. on the road to the capital, wagner mercenary forces seize military headquarters in two, cities prompting an angry response. this is treason in the face of those who are fighting on the front. this is a step in the back of our troops, and the people of russia. wagner s leader and its forces are cheered as they withdraw from rostov. you have ghani prigozhin, the man dubbed putin s pitbull will now move to belarus with repercussions in russia s military offensive in ukraine. also this morning the prime minister is criticize for reportedly planning to block pay rises for public sector workers next year. plus, how glastonbury went from, grime to glam. hello, good morning. the russian president vladimir putin has faced the most serious threat yet to his leadership, the mercenary leader yevgeny prigozhin whose forces have fought for the kremlin in key battles joined the war in ukraine, seized control of the russian city acting as the merchant for the invasion,
well, did remain longer than liz truss. the lead starts right now. liz truss resigns as prime minister only 44 days in, making history for shorten newer at 10 downing. you ll never guess who is vying for her job. president biden hitting the road for the midterms. he s in pennsylvania touting infrastructure alongside democratic senate candidate john fetterman but would it be better for democrats if biden stays at the white house? then breaking news for the search for a missing princeton university student. police have recovered a body. hello and welcome to the lead i m john berman in for jake tapper. and we begin with our politics lead as president biden hits the campaign trail with just 19 days until the election. biden making a road trip to pittsburgh, pennsylvania today. his 18th trip to the commonwealth since he became president. and the 19th is next week. this week it was to highlight how the bipartisan infrastructure law is rebuilding the nation s crumbling roads
this is sky news, the headlines, rebellion averted, vladimir putin s former ally orders his tank convoy to turn back from moscow to avoid bloodshed, and get some pardon
wiped out a russian tank convoy in luhansk. that s in the east. the white house now says that iranian military personnel had visited crimea to assist with russian operations targeting civilian infrastructure in ukraine using drones which they are calling evidence of tehran s direct engagement in this conflict. meanwhile, putin is deploying one of his favorite tools of war, propaganda it. state-run video put out testing a training ground south of moscow. as missile strikes over the border continue. this one hit an administrative building south of zaporizhzhia. cnn s chief reporter clarissa ward. and ukraine saying exposes at dnipro river. russia denies it. what can you tell us? reporter: so, this is an