Genny Pragoshan the leader of the Wagner mercenary group for armed rebellion is going to go into some kind of exile in Belarus. Putin's spokesman Dimitri Pescov said that the criminal case against if Genny Pragashan will be dropped and in exchange Pragoshans agrees to leave Russia. The Russian media today are full of references to things that even a week ago could not be discussed publicly. A well-known editor named Riemchukov says it's now possible that members of this higher stratum may tell Putin they don't think he should run for next term.
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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