Is Putin in trouble? How Prigozhin and Surovkin almost toppled a leader | If You're Listening

Vladimir Putin is under pressure like never before after a recent challenge to his leadership by Wagner Leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. But there was another man behind the scenes who had a long bromance with Prigozhin - Sergey Surovkin. Matt Bevan digs into this Russian bromance that almost brought down Putin. Subscribe: ab.co/3yqPOZ5
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[@mattreynolds612]

Update : ...& then the plane he was flying on blew up. 🤔

[@z3lda808]

Please turn the music down: it's really difficult to hear the narrator

[@Tina-ik6dq]

wow! this channel is really interesting for a news addict like me!

[@yusuphyusuph2837]

Propaganda addict😅

[@Gredddfe]

No mention of his time in Belarus? I feel that a few key details were left out.

[@kathm4421]

The end was cut off what happened????

[@anEyePhil]

Очень хорошо, спасибо Маттиу.

[@smartliving4464]

Meanwhile, back in the real world, Big Vlad is just keeping on keeping on, cometh the moment cometh the man

[@Its_a_me_WSA]

if only the toppling was successful....

[@bradslowgrove1128]

Surovkin is most likely under duress in that video clip. As the details slowly emerge it is looking more like Prighozyn's opaque deal with Putin is favoring Prighozyn more than Putin. You have to factor in that the massive amount of research on dictators when applied to Putin says Putin stays there because no one wants his job and he is the fall guy for this war. I think this was very much on Prighozyn's mind that in overthrowing Putin he inherits a poison chalice of a war he has made plain he does not agree with. All Prighozyn has to do is wait for Ukraine to take Bakhmut and perhaps Soledar as well and he is back in political business against a further weakened Putin.

[@thesceptic1018]

This week? Seriously?

[@baobo67]

The Big Chess Game.

[@Tina-ik6dq]

fools are winning??

[@iliatregoubenko4224]

Not entirely accurate, but a good effort!

[@barnabastoth9283]

Very good summary of the events. waiting for russian trolls to flood

[@AZ2PM]

Yep, they latch onto any KZbin video critical of their lil Putie

[@Abraham-uk4xy]

No you inflate things

[@lot6129]

SLAVA RUSSIA

[@Zei33]

Man the pronunciations in this one were very poor. Not even an effort to try and get them right.