Last weekend, the mercenary army of the Wagner group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin suddenly crossed Russia, towards Moscow. Correspondent Eva Cukier is in the Russian capital and she explains why Prigozhin revolted and what this advance says about Putin’s position.
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- Guest:
- Eva Cukier
- Presentation:
- Egbert Kalse
- Editorial:
- Ruben Pest & Iris Verhulsdonk
- Edit:
- Marco Raphorst
- coordination:
- Henk Ruigrok van der Werven
- Photo:
- Reuters – Alexander Ermochenko