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Prigozhin’s mutiny was ‘glimpse of chaos’ that could emerge in Russia,’ former deputy Supreme Allied Commander for Europe warns
We speak to Sir Richard Shirreff, the former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander for Europe, and is in Kyiv to help Ukraine prepare its case for joining Nato – something it will argue for at next month’s Vilnius summit.
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‘Russia is a corporate state with oligarchic rule’, says Russian opposition politician
We spoke to Russian opposition politician Grigory Yavlinsky, who previously stood in a presidential election against Vladimir Putin. We started by asking him what he made of Yevgeny Prigozhin effectively being given a pardon, while other peaceful opposition protesters like Alexei Navalny are serving long prison sentences.
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Prigozhin’s mutiny a chance for Russians to ‘see how weak their system is’, says Zelenskyy aide
We spoke to Ihor Zhovkva, deputy head of President Zelenskyy’s office, and began by asking him if Saturday’s chaos was an opportunity to divert Russia’s fire away from Ukraine, and onto itself.
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Putin ‘a fanatic but not a strong leader’, says former Russian prime minister
We spoke to Mikhail Kasyanov, who served as Prime Minister of Russia under Vladimir Putin from 2000 to 2004
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What has the Ukrainian reaction been to instability in Russia?
We analyse what Yevgeny Priogozhin’s latest statement means and how Ukranians have reacted to instability in Russia.
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Russia: Is Putin’s power damaged after Prigozhin’s mutiny?
Last we heard he was banished to Belarus after abandoning his insurrection. But a few hours ago, the mercenary leader resurfaced – from an undisclosed location.
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Can the Russian leader retain his grasp on power?
Here in Ukraine, the question is will history repeat itself? The last attempted coup in Russia in 1991 was quashed, but the Soviet leader Gorbachev was gone just months later. So is Putin now a President without a prayer?
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Russia in turmoil in the wake of mutiny
Here in Ukraine the battle against Russian forces goes on remorselessly. But in Russia it’s the reverberations of yesterday’s extraordinary events that are still being felt. President Putin is reported to have spoken again on the phone to President Lukashenko of neighbouring Belarus, who yesterday brokered the deal that saw Yevgeny Prigozhin order his Wagner…
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Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin – and what are his plans for Russia?
We’re joined by Candace Rondeaux, who is director of the Future Frontlines initiative at the New America think-tank, and professor at the Center on the Future of War at Arizona State University. She has covered the rise of the Wagner Group since 2018. And by Arkady Ostrovsky is the Russia and Eastern Europe Editor of…
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Russia: ‘Armed rebellion’ launched by Wagner
An armed mutiny, a betrayal, a knife in the back – and a visibly angry Vladimir Putin speaking after the tanks and armoured vehicles of the Wagner Group of soldiers – supposedly fighting on his behalf – seize the city of Rostov-on-Don and take control of military sites in an audacious act of rebellion. The…
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Government calls Cobra meeting to discuss unfolding developments in Russia
The UK government has called a Cobra meeting to discuss the unfolding events in Russia.
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Ukraine air defences protect against Russian attacks [dubbed]
Ukraine’s forces remain locked in combat with Russian ones along the front lines in the eastern parts of the country. The major cities also remain under threat from Russian kamikaze drones and ballistic missiles.
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Russian invasion has cost Ukraine economy $400 billion, says infrastructure minister
We spoke to Oleksandra Azarkina, Ukraine’s deputy minister for infrastructure, who is in London ahead of a major reconstruction conference tomorrow.
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Ukraine war: Battles rage as Ukraine fights to retake territory from Russia
Kyiv has been targeted by a series of Russian missile attacks at the start of a visit by African leaders designed to broker peace. It comes as fierce battles rage in the south and east of the country as part of Ukraine’s counter-offensive to retake territory from Russian’s occupying forces. This report was filmed and…
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Ukraine dam flood: Russia targets rescuers in Kherson
For the last few days we have been broadcasting mobile phone footage and testimony sent to us from people in Kherson.