so, prigozhin is just the first one who dared. but i have no doubts that others will follow one way or another. do you think that vladimir putin is fully in command and in power in moscow right now? well, that s a tricky question. formerly, formally yes. but parts saw that he can be challenged and that some decisions can be taken without his clearance. so what he is probably trying to do now is to reassert his control over the system. i doubt he will succeed, but that s my assessment. what we ve seen is just the next phase of the disintegration of russia, of putin s power
uniformly to the armed rebellion. this is a stunning clip that you flagged that happened when it wasn t clear about what would happen to putin, what would happen to him over the weekend. here it is. translator: it is a phenomenon of a weak government. it s a phenomenon of is a decision. it s a phenomenon of the absence of a truly strong state authority. translator: this couldn t happen in a strong nation. a strong nation has a power structure. a strong nation has accountability. that s incredible. he is a former kgb agent. i mean, i m not going to ask you what happens to that guy. i don t know. what s the significance of something like that having been said? i think that what s so important here is that right after the mutiny folded, they haven t had the chance to receive their talking points. so they were being pretty sincere. and this is what came out.
the russian defense ministry says the mercenary group must first surrender its heavy weapons. and the kremlin, which now admits fully funding wagner, says it will investigate how more than a billion dollars recently paid for salaries and bonuses was really spent. back at the kremlin, silence for the russian pilots killed in prigozhin s uprising. putin may find it hard to forgive a man who shattered his image of control and who he says stabbed russia in the back. well, erin, i don t have to tell you what happened to some of putin s enemies in the past, poisoned, jailed, killed. it s hard to see what real
for now, many who dare to defy putin paid a heavy price. a fierce kremlin critic was once one of russia s promising opposition leaders. jailed several times for speaking out against putin s government. in 2015, on a friday night, just steps away from the kremlin, he was shot and killed. a dissident voice silenced. five chechen men were found guilty. oppose mr. putin s rule, threaten his establishment, and life can turn into one behind bars. once the wealthiest man in russia, a former oil tycoon, crossed the line when he began to promote reform and accused him of corruption. he was charged with tax fraud, a charge he says was politically motivated. putin, then the prime minister, was asked about the case. he replied, a thief should be in prison. the maximum prison sentence was given to the critic. he spent years behind bars.
about who did it. that is exactly what russia is looking for to cast doubt and throw shadow. in the context of putin s situation right now, do you think that his decision to use nuclear forces in some way is a real possibility? frankly, i believe that the fear of nuclear weapons is the last argument putin has in his pocket. i think it s nothing more than a fear game. because putin loves life too much. even if his power s threatened? and people around him love life even more. and, of course to speak about, to forecast future developments. but the west will make a big