What's most interesting about this mutiny is not the mutiny itself, but the response of the Russian system. The army stayed in its barracks allowing Prigoshan and his man to go and hinder it. And until the Kremlin figured out what the message should be, even Putin propaganda went completely silent. On the streets in Russia, nobody came out in support of Vladimir Putin. We are already seeing some follow-up to that.
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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