Russia accuses Wagner chief of urging 'armed mutiny'

Global News Podcast

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🗓️ 24 June 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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The leader of the mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, accuses the Russian military of launching a deadly missile strike on its troops in Ukraine. Also: EU agency says Greece ignored offer to monitor a migrant boat that later sank, and a Peruvian restaurant in Lima is named as the world's best.

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0:00.0	This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
0:04.1	And, Valerie Sanderson and in the early hours of Saturday, 24 June, these are our main
0:10.0	stories.
0:11.0	The authorities in Russia have accused the head of the Wagner-Mersenary Group, Yevgeny
0:15.1	Progozion, of calling for armed mutiny.
0:18.2	Kenya's President William Ruto has said that after 10 weeks of war in Sudan, there are
0:22.5	signs that genocide is taking place.
0:25.6	The youngest son of Myanmar's ousted leader Ansan Suchi has called on the military to
0:30.2	set her free.
0:32.6	Awesome, this podcast.
0:34.8	You can have anything from maybe sea urchin, which might be quite unusual for most diners,
0:40.2	too, or even insect-largest.
0:42.7	Hyperuvian cuisine is making its mark.
0:49.1	We begin with a major twist in the ongoing war in Ukraine.
0:53.2	The Soviet media in Russia say a case has been opened against the leader of the Wagner-Mersenary
0:57.4	Group, Yevgeny Progozion, accusing him of calling for armed mutiny.
1:02.4	While Progozion's private military outfit has spearheaded much of Russia's offensive in
1:07.0	Ukraine, he has in recent months engaged in a bitter feud with Moscow's military leadership.
1:13.0	He alleges has now spilled onto the battlefield.
1:16.5	The Kremlin said that President Putin is aware of the unfolding situation.
1:21.2	Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry denied attacking Wagner-Mersenary Group fighters
1:25.8	in Ukraine.
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