
The Failed Coup in Russia: Preliminary Assessment [Brian Becker Seminar Preview]
The Socialist Program with Brian Becker
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The Putin-Putin Coup Attempt in Russia
The failed coup attempt by the leader of the Wagner group a mercenary military outfit that had been fighting in Ukraine alongside and in cooperation with Russian official military forces their leader Pregosian attempted what appears to be a coup. There was an intervention by the president of Belarus who was obviously working in coordination with Putin and they had a deal arrived at with the coup leader Pregsian. The deal that was worked out was that the coup effort would end the military personnel who participated in it the rank and file would return to their bases Pregosian would not be arrested because he is facing charges of treason rather than arrest him so here are some of the questions that we're going to
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