Genny Prigogen was backed into a corner by the army. He may have been driven to this but there are many other theories one theory is that he had or expected the backing of a significant section of the security forces. It'll be interesting to see how much independent loyalty he can come on now and if he does come into a tussle with Putin whether people are going to put their lives on the line having to turn around once Putin still has all the cards here.
Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from hot dog seller to top chef to Russia’s leading mercenary. Journalist Paul Wood and Harvard’s Timothy Colton explain why he turned on Vladimir Putin this weekend.
This episode was produced by Siona Peterous and Hady Mawajdeh with help from Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd with help from Cristian Ayala, and hosted by Noel King.
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