Pretending that everything is under control in Russia
It is getting ever harder
Editor’s note: On June 23rd Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Wagner, launched an open revolt against the Kremlin, accusing the Russian army of killing his troops. His mercenaries seized Rostov-on-Don, a southern city.
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