The apparent end of the revolt followed a tumultuous and often confusing 24 hours.
He said that those who prepared the rebellion would suffer inevitable punishment.
On the air on Saturday, he characterized the rebellion as a watershed moment.
A local resident walks past members of Wagner group in Rostov-on-Don.Roman ROMOKHOV / AFP via Getty Images
It is a very dangerous moment for Vladimir Putin, he said.
This is a man who has been in power so long, right?
Drone attacks on the Kremlin.
Drone attacks on other parts of the country.
Intensive shelling of Russian regions bordering Ukraine.
Saboteur groups coming across from Ukraine into Russia.
Nevertheless, he noted that it was a pretty typical Saturday afternoon in the city.
So were not going to worry about it.
Most major news outlets have had limited numbers of correspondents, if any, on the ground in Russia.
Some outlets, like CNN and the BBC,eventually resumed.
Certainly the independent press, the Russian press within the country has been forced out.
Many people left the country and particularly the foreign media.
He has made crushing the media, squashing the free press one of his priorities.
CNN host Michael Smerconish interviewed Nina Khrushcheva, Nikita Khrushchevs great granddaughter, who was in Moscow.
But the webex by Cisco feed went out.
