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The mysterious crash of a private jet outside Moscow is believed to have killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, the boss of the Wagner militia who led an armed rebellion against Moscow in June. 

Anton Troianovski, the Moscow bureau chief for The Times, explains what we’ve learned about the crash, and what a potential political assassination says about President Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

Guest: Anton Troianovski, the Moscow bureau chief for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• All 10 people on a jet linked to Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the founder of the mercenary group Wagner, were killed, Russian officials said.
• A blast is likely to have downed the jet and killed Mr. Prigozhin, U.S. officials say.

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Last month, a rebellion inside Russia left lingering questions about what really happened and about what the ramifications would be for President Vladimir V. Putin.

Anton Troianovski, the Moscow bureau chief for The Times, discusses what Mr. Putin has done since the mutiny and looks at how those actions might reveal how vulnerable the president is.

Guest: Anton Troianovski, the Moscow bureau chief for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Mr. Putin is rewarding loyalty among the ruling elite and showering his most important constituency — the men with guns — with cash.
• The mutiny gave a glimpse of a post-Putin Russia. Is the window still open?

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Day 327. Today, we cover the deadly Russian strike on an apartment block in Dnipro in central Ukraine that killed dozens of men, women, and children.

Plus, we look at the extraordinary news on Saturday that Britain will send Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, and ask whether this is a turning point in Western support for the Ukrainian war effort.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.

Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor). @DomNicholls on Twitter.

James Kilner (Correspondent). @jkjourno on Twitter.

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