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How "General Armageddon" and a bromance almost brought down Vladimir Putin

How "General Armageddon" and a bromance almost brought down Vladimir Putin

FromIf You're Listening


How "General Armageddon" and a bromance almost brought down Vladimir Putin

FromIf You're Listening

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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Jul 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

A bromance is a powerful thing. Lennon and McCartney. Holmes and Watson. Gilbert and Sullivan. Han and Chewy. But occasionally a bromance can nearly get you killed.A month ago the entire world watched transfixed as a former chef named Yevgeny Prigozhin marched with his private army on Moscow. At the core of this mutiny is a bromance between Prigozhin and a guy you've probably never heard of — General Sergei Surovikin.Prigozhin assumed his friend Surovikin would back him up, but he flaked, and now both men are missing. So how did Prigozhin's bromance with Surovikin nearly bring down the Russian Government? And what's the punishment for even thinking about trying to roll Vladimir Putin?We now make a video version of If You're Listening! Check us out on YouTube and iView.
Released:
Jul 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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