From the New York Times, I'm Sabrina Tavernicee, and this is the Daily.

Last month, a rebellion inside Russia left lingering questions about what really happened,

and what it would mean for Vladimir Putin.

Today, my colleague Anton Trinovsky on the surprising actions Putin has taken since, and what

they tell us about how shaken he really was, and how vulnerable he might be.

It's Thursday, July 6th.

So, Anton, the last time we spoke a week ago on Sunday, we saw this really remarkable

thing happening in Russia.

And what it looked like was an armed rebellion by this guy, Yvgeny Prigleshin, and his Wagner

paramilitary force.

And coming out of that weekend, we really had two big unanswered questions.

One was, what was going to happen to Prigleshin?

And the other, perhaps more important one was, what does all of this mean for Vladimir Putin

and for his rule in Russia?

But before we get to those questions, let's start first with the event itself, because

it's been a week and a half, and a lot has come out.

What do we know now about what happened that we didn't know at the time?

Now, remember, Sabrina, what we're talking about is the most dramatic threat to Putin's

rule that we've seen at any point, at any moment, since he took power in December of 1999.

So, a really key moment in modern Russian history.

And Prigleshin, as you recall, is this mercenary leader.

He runs an organization called the Wagner Group, which is thousands of mercenary fighters

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