Putin Survived An Uprising. What's Next?
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🗓️ 26 June 2023
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The group's leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, eventually called off the uprising. He's apparently accepted a deal to live in exile, and claims the weekend's events were a protest, not an attempt to overthrow the government.
NPR's Charles Maynes in Moscow, and Greg Myre in Kyiv, explain what the turmoil could mean for the future of Putin's rule and the course of the war in Ukraine.
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| 0:00.0 | Vladimir Putin has been president of Russia for most of the last 20 years, and for much |
| 0:12.2 | of that time he's appeared firmly in control. |
| 0:15.3 | So his opponents were excited this weekend when it suddenly seemed like his grip might |
| 0:19.9 | be slipping. |
| 0:20.9 | Everything which can diminish the power of Putin's regime is good. |
| 0:24.4 | So when we heard about this news, we were very positive. |
| 0:28.4 | It's Ilya in Istanbul, Turkey. |
| 0:30.5 | The city has become a haven for anti-war Russians since the invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:35.3 | NPR is not using Ilya's full name because he still works remotely for a Russian company. |
| 0:40.6 | The news he was following was about an uprising by the Vognar Group. |
| 0:44.8 | Its leader, Yavgeny Pregozhin, oversaw a mercenary force fighting alongside Russia's military |
| 0:50.4 | in Ukraine. |
| 0:51.6 | By Saturday, those mercenaries had taken control of a Russian military headquarters and |
| 0:56.5 | launched a march towards Moscow. |
| 0:59.9 | Putin responded with an address to the nation. |
| 1:06.2 | He called the uprising a stab in the back and treason. |
| 1:10.5 | Watching in Istanbul, Ilya hoped this could be the spark for a widespread armed resistance |
| 1:15.9 | to Putin. |
| 1:16.9 | Instead he says it was like watching a favorite show and with a whimper. |
| 1:21.8 | It was like the war stent of firti series, so it was a fluke. |
| 1:27.8 | As quickly as it began, it was over. |
| 1:29.7 | Pregozhin announced his troops were turning around, apparently accepting a deal to live |
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