In Moscow's Shadows

In Moscow's Shadows 106: The Spooky Side of Prigozhin's Mutiny

Jul 2, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Imponderables of Wagner's Empire

3min

The Kremlin's Interest in the Wagner Empire

2min

Can Russia Survive Without Pragogen?

3min

The FSB's Support for Pragogen

3min

The Kremlin and the National Guard at This Stage

2min

The FSB's Response to the Crisis

3min

The FSB's Prophylactic Chat With Pragogen

2min

The FSB's Decision to Not Inform the Political Leadership of the Oka River Crimea

3min

10.

The FSB's Negative Consequences on Counterintelligence

2min

11.

The Relationship Between the FSO and the GRU

3min

12.

The Relationship Between Sergei Alexeyev and Sergei Kustukov

3min

13.

The Failure of the FSB in Russia's Negotiations

3min

14.

The GRU's Role in the Rise of the GRU

3min

A shorter episode, because there is still so much about the causes, course and consequences of Prigozhin's mutiny that we still don't know. Instead, I focus in on the spook side: what were the FSB, FSO and GRU doing? To a large degree, the answer is> failing. Will they be taken to account? I doubt it, and this underlines the way that 'late Putinism' is characterised by its refusal or inability to reform.

The previous episode I mentioned looking at Russia's complex mercenary ecosystem is In Moscow's Shadows 98: Dogs of War (and Racoons).

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