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After Putin: The Beginning Of The End? (Bonus)

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🗓️ 29 June 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Are Vladimir Putin's days numbered? Or is the Russian leader as strong as ever? New from Intelligence Squared we bring you a subscriber exclusive series 'After Putin' where we explore whether after twenty three years of rule in Russia Putin's time in power is coming to an end. Through interviews with policy-makers, military personnel, journalists and academics, we reflect on whether a mutiny led by Yevgeny Prighozin's Wagner forces on Saturday June 24 2023 has set the wheels in motion for a Russia without Putin and what could come next. In this third episode we discuss how power works in Russia and whether Putin is really on the way out. We're joined by journalist and writer Catherine Belton who's award winning book Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West explores the rise of Russian president Vladimir Putin. Edward Lucas, National security expert and columnist for the Times and Shashank Joshi defence editor for the Economist newspaper. If you'd like to hear the rest of this episode and as well as upcoming episodes of 'After Putin' head to intelligencesquared.com/membership or subscribe to our channel on Apple Podcasts The episode is hosted and produced by senior producer Conor Boyle. Clips: ABC News, Al Jazeera, DW News (edited)  Music: - 220522 piano loop by donaldtimo — We’d love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be.  Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to podcasts@intelligencesquared.com or Tweet us @intelligence2.  And if you’d like to support our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations, as well as ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content, early access and much more, become a supporter of Intelligence Squared today. Just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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In this episode, we discuss how power in Russia really works, whether Putin is on the way out.

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We're joined by journalists and writer Catherine Belton, whose award-winning book Putin's People, how the KGB took back Russia,

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and then took on the West, explores the rise of the Russian President in the late 1990s.

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We're also joined by Edward Lucas, National Security Expert, and columnist for the Times, and Shasha and Joshi, defense editor for the economist newspaper.

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Let's join the conversation now.

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Some of Russia's highest-ranking generals have not been seen in public since the mutiny by vagna mercenaries last week.

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Under details about the Wagner group revolved in Russia.

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A senior US official tells ABC News the leader of the rebellion, you've getting a progrosion.

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Talk to top Russian military officers and other leaders in Moscow before the mutiny possibly seeking their help in that uprising.

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Progrosion's short-lived mutiny raises some serious questions about the strength of Vladimir Putin's regime, stability in Russia, and the future of its war in Ukraine.

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