According to Russian law, Progosion should be now facing various prison sentences. Part of the reason is that he is very much the flash and blood of Putin's regime. But as far as his loyalists are concerned, he's so rivalries between them. The danger for Putin is that this criticism has come not from anti-war opposition, which has been silenced.
It has been a month since the head of the Wagner group led a march on Moscow. Although it failed, Putin appears considerably weaker. What does this mean for outcomes on the battlefield? India is facing record-breaking rainfall as monsoon seasons continue to worsen. The government’s response has fallen short (12:29). And, the highly-anticipated Barbie and Oppenheimer films hit cinemas (18:04).
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