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855: Russia's Wagner Group and Why Coups Fail | Out of the Loop

The Jordan Harbinger Show

Jordan Harbinger

Education, Science, Business

4.8 β€’ 12.3K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 4 July 2023

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

What is Russia's Wagner Group, and why did it recently try to depose Putin? John Lechner and Brian Klaas explain on this episode of Out of the Loop!

On This Episode of Out of the Loop:
  • What is Russia's Wagner Group, and what kind of desperate degenerates fill its ranks?
  • How did catering chef Yevgeny Prigozhin come to lead this private army of marauders?
  • Where do the funds that fuel Wagner's activities originate?
  • What instigated Wagner's attempted coup against Vladimir Putin, and why did it ultimately fail?
  • What can we expect from the aftermath, and what will likely happen to the ringleaders who dared to defy Putin?Β 
  • And much more!
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