Inside Putin's carefully choreographed annual news conference
The four-hour TV extravaganza was inescapable, writes BBC Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg.
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The four-hour TV extravaganza was inescapable, writes BBC Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been called many things: a vengeful villain, a ruthless dictator, and a war criminal.
The CIA chief also confirmed the intelligence agency had prior knowledge of the Wagner mutiny attempt.
The disgraced Wagner Group chief has cemented his influence in countries around the world, many of which have erected statues commemorating his savage mercenary outfit.
Pissy-pants, expletive -- i'm sorry -- he is just lucky he is not near fighters. prigozhin again going after the russian military, insulting them. but this is so public and vulgar. what do you read into that? >> the head of this wagner group is responsible for one of the only significant victories that the ukrainians have had really since the beginning of this war, and as a consequence he feels emboldened. he has certainly taken on publicly inside russia some of the regular forces and their leaders, the commanders. it's one of the reasons why gerasimov was moved in his position, have direct co...