Russian mercenary Yevgeny Pragosian led his forces on a wild and riveting dash toward Moscow this weekend in what seemed like a coup attempt. He said he was not trying to overthrow Vladimir Putin, but to hold people to account for screw-ups in the Ukraine war. Noel King: It's anybody's guess where this goes now, but I have a feeling it's a fight to the finish.
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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