BBCNEWS The July 5, 2024
our russia editor steve rosenberg reports vladimir vladimirovich putin. at the kremlin, it was pomp with a purpose... ..to remind russians who is still in charge around here. waiting for vladimir putin, 2,500 soldiers and guards and the defence minister the wagner mutineers wanted sacked. having survived the rebellion, it was time to say thank you. translation: you defended - the constitutional order, the lives, security and the freedom of our citizens. you have saved our motherland from upheaval. in fact, you have stopped a civil war. in fact, the reality was rather different. the w...