Belarusian roulette: a mutiny’s aftermath
June 27, 2023
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June 27, 2023
Belarusian roulette: a mutiny’s aftermath
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<p>Yevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner Group fighters are said to be welcome in safe-haven Belarus. We ask how Aleksandr Lukashenko, the country’s puppet president, ended up in the role of <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/06/26/alexander-lukashenko-is-the-clearest-beneficiary-of-wagners-mutiny?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">peace broker</a>. Our correspondent investigates why so many American states are having to <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/15/american-states-are-bailing-out-public-transport?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bail out</a> public-transport companies. And the diplomatic benefits of <a href="https://www.economist.com/china/2023/06/22/why-foreign-dignitaries-wear-red-when-meeting-xi-jinping?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wearing red</a> on visits to China.</p><p><em>Please take a moment to fill out our listener survey: </em><a href="http://www.economist.com/podcastsurvey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>www.economist.com/podcastsurvey</em></a></p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, try a free 30-day digital subscription by going to <a href="https://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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