Wagner vs Putin: A History of Russian Coups
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Russian State Is in Trouble
The Russian state is in trouble. We could already see that as soon as Wagner took a key role in the Baqmut Offensive, in the Ukrainian war. And we need to think about how non-state military actors like Wagner, PMC, or like the Freikor in Germany in the 1920s are able to challenge the state. Dan Snow: The silence at the moment of those people was remarkable. You know, neither supporting Prigogin, but also not supporting Putin? So the question doesn't have to stay silence. What's his space? Well, if you'll kindly come back on a few months time and keep reviewing what the history is telling us, I can
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