Progosion was a small-time crook who became popularly known as Putin's chef. He served the Russian president soup and hosted President George W. Bush at his restaurant in St Petersburg, Russia. Progosion went from selling hotdogs on the streets to being Putin's right-hand man. The Restless Ones is an original podcast presented by T-Mobile for Business and I Heart Radio.
Moscow is quiet again after an armed insurrection in Russia over the weekend ended as quickly as it began. But the uprising has left President Vladimir Putin weakened in the eyes of many Kremlin watchers, including US and European officials. Bloomberg’s Flavia Krause-Jackson joins this episode to talk about what this unprecedented threat to Putin’s authority means for his hold on power. And how turmoil inside the Kremlin and at the top of the military could further complicate Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK
Have questions or comments for Wes and the team? Reach us at bigtake@bloomberg.net.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.