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Stanly Johny explains what this uprising means for Putin, Russia and the trajectory of the war with Ukraine
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin avoided bloodshed by cutting a deal with the Wagner mercenaries who challenged the country’s defence establishment and set off a march towards Moscow, but the whole drama also made him look and exposed chinks in his authority at a time when the country is fighting a prolonged war in Ukraine.
The Hindu’s Foreign Affairs editor Stanly Johny explains what this uprising means for Putin, Russia and the trajectory of the war with Ukraine.
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