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A failure in Russia

The events in Russia last week reveal that Mr Putin's governance innovations are not as robust as claimed

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5 min read Last Updated : Jun 30 2023 | 10:12 PM IST

Since the armies of the Russian Federation began their full-scale assault on Ukraine in February 2022, it has become increasingly hard to understand what is happening within that country, its military, and its government. Last week, hundreds of armed men in a convoy motored down empty highways towards a Moscow undefended except by lightly armed guardsmen and cops — and we still know practically nothing about how or why.

Facts that are undisputed are thin on the ground in this case. We know that Wagner Group, a mercenary outfit that the Kremlin has long used for its foreign adventures in Africa

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