What’s the political impact in Russia of Wednesday’s plane crash? | Inside Story

Speculation is rife after the executive jet crash in Russia on Wednesday.
The passenger list included three crew and seven Wagner mercenary group members, including leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.
He led a brief revolt in June – described as treason by President Vladimir Putin, before apparently being forgiven.
What other facts can be drawn from what happened?

Presenter: Cyril Vanier

Guests:

Pavel Felgenhauer- defence and military analyst

Donnacha Ó Beacháin – Professor of Post-Soviet Politics, Dublin City University

Owen Matthews – former Newsweek Moscow Bureau chief, author of ‘Overreach: The Inside Story of Putin’s War on Ukraine’.

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