So last night I updated my 24th June post on a note of civil war, and now…. Chaos certainly. The Chef’s Coup maybe or maybe not….
In the early 2000s, Putin started regularly feasting at Prigozhin’s fine dining restaurant in St Petersburg. That’s Prigozhin standing at the back. See The boot-thieving, hotdog salesman who entered Putin’s inner circle.
In what follows I include only vlogs no older than three hours!
Vlad Vexler
Supremely rational Russian-born and Oxford educated London political philosopher.
Russian expat Niki Proshin
Later Niki did a 55 minute live Q&A and update.
Brilliant young Zack the Russian in Tbilisi
Crazy Russian Sergey
Not the best timing indeed!
Military expert Jake Broe
This one just an hour before this share.
Anna in Ukraine
PBS News latest
And an update I have been hoping for!
Daniil Orain’s 1420 Russia vox pop
Daniil and Artyom — 1420
Not live though…. This has had 10,000 views in the 40 minutes it has been on YouTube.