CNN's John Defterios says Putin is not about to fall. But a pregosion could be dangerous, he adds. The idea of the South Russia has been remarkably loyal to him for 20 years and suddenly out of the blue you see people cheering an armed rebel general in Rostov. This shows that we're actually a very long way from a revolutionary situation," defterios says.
Are Vladimir Putin's days numbered? Or is the Russian leader as strong as ever? New from Intelligence Squared we bring you a subscriber exclusive series 'After Putin' where we explore whether after twenty three years of rule in Russia Putin's time in power is coming to an end. Through interviews with policy-makers, military personnel, journalists and academics, we reflect on whether a mutiny led by Yevgeny Prighozin's Wagner forces on Saturday June 24 2023 has set the wheels in motion for a Russia without Putin and what could come next.
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