26 Jun 2023

Europe: Questions about Putin's grip on power, Serbia protests

From Nine To Noon, 9:55 am on 26 June 2023

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to talk about the silence from Vladimir Putin following the weekend's extraordinary armed mutiny and march on Moscow by Wagner mercenaries. Leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who's been highly critical of Russia's war planning, has apparently agreed to go into exile in Belarus. And for the eighth week in a row, thousands of people across Serbia have turned out for protests against the government.

Members of Wagner group sit atop of a tank in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. President Vladimir Putin on June 24, 2023 said an armed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries was a "stab in the back" and that the group's chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had betrayed Russia, as he vowed to punish the dissidents. Prigozhin said his fighters control key military sites in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

Members of Wagner group sit atop of a tank in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on 24 June 2023. Photo: STRINGER / AFP