This chapter delves into the crash of a jet belonging to Pragozan, the timing of the incident, and speculates on Putin's potential involvement. It also explores the dismissal of a man championed by Pragozan and the implications for the Russian army and political system.
History would suggest that the crash of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane was an assassination. Our correspondent considers what the supposed death of the Wagner Group’s leader means for Ukraine—and what it says about Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Indonesia has fostered a more moderate version of Islam that it would now like to export (9:58). And meeting an indigenous pioneer of Peruvian pop (16:21).
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