Putin's Hold on Power

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A week on from an aborted uprising, Vladimir Putin is still standing. But for how long? The brief rebellion, launched by the leader of the mercenary Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin, marked the greatest challenge to Putin's rule since he came to power, 23 years ago. The mercenary leader is now in exile in Belarus and no charges are being filed against him or his followers. So where does that leave Putin, who has a reputation for being ruthless with his enemies?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly spoke with Gulnaz Sharafutdinova, the director of the Russia Institute at King's College London.

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This episode was produced by Marc Rivers. It was edited by Adam Raney. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.