Monday, June 26, 2023
The 7
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🗓️ 26 June 2023
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Monday briefing: Wagner rebellion in Russia; Titanic sub investigation; Supreme Court decisions; Canada wildfire smoke; and more
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| 0:00.0 | A stunning revolt in Russia, Canada's fire season and a bad year for Georgia peaches. |
| 0:10.0 | That's some of what we get to on the seven from the Washington Post. |
| 0:13.1 | I'm Jeff Pierre. |
| 0:14.1 | It's Monday, June 26th. |
| 0:16.6 | Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories. |
| 0:21.8 | First up, there is a brief rebellion in Russia this weekend. |
| 0:25.0 | The leader of a powerful mercenary group sent his troops marching toward Moscow, |
| 0:30.0 | Russia's capital on Saturday. |
| 0:32.0 | They took hold of a major military base and key installations along the way. |
| 0:36.9 | Then as quickly as it began, the revolt was over. The neighboring country of Belarus |
| 0:42.3 | broke a deal between Yevgeny Progosian, the Wagner group's |
| 0:45.7 | boss and Russian President Vladimir Putin. |
| 0:48.7 | Progosian then turned his troops around before they reached Moscow. |
| 0:52.9 | This crisis has been brewing for months. |
| 0:55.3 | Wagner group troops have played a major role in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, |
| 0:59.4 | and Progosian hasn't been happy with some of the military's decisions. |
| 1:03.0 | In a nutshell, he accused Russian generals of stonewalling his ammunition requests, |
| 1:08.0 | blaming them for his fighters dying in Ukraine. |
| 1:11.0 | Although brief, this was a stunning challenge to President Vladimir Putin's |
| 1:14.8 | authority. Observers say it's dealt a serious blow to the stability of his |
| 1:19.2 | Russian regime. It could also shift the course of the war in Ukraine. |
| 1:23.0 | Number two. |
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