Episode 236: Russia, Russia, Russia!

Today, Les, Jamil, and Morgan discuss the Wagner Group’s uprising in Russia over the weekend. Wagner group leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, ordered the mercenary troops to march towards Moscow on Saturday before Belarusian leader, Aleksandr Lukashenko stepped in to negotiate a diplomatic end to the mutiny. Who could succeed Putin if he were to fall from power? How should Ukraine leverage this moment of weakness in Russia to enhance their counteroffensive? And has Chinese President, Xi Jinping, refrained from sending weapons to Russia because he lacks confidence in Russia? Hear our experts debate these issues and more in less than 10 minutes on our latest episode of Fault Lines!You can now watch our experts debate on YouTube here!: https://youtu.be/CQRRxap3Hk4 Want to learn more about this topic? Check out these articles that our experts used to frame our discussion:https://www.npr.org/2023/06/25/1184237150/russia-wagner-putin-whats-next-explained-prigozhin https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-wagner-prigozhin-belarus-deal-6782455ddc4234816bfb2d7d388d8a9a Follow our experts on Twitter:@jamil_n_jaffer@lestermunson@morganlroachLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe.And don’t forget to follow @masonnatsec on Twitter! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.