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What to know about how Putin is handling the divisions among Russia's national security apparatus

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Published June 29, 2023 at 6:11 AM MDT
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with residents of Derbent during his working trip to Russia's Republic of Dagestan on June 28, 2023. (Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with residents of Derbent during his working trip to Russia's Republic of Dagestan on June 28, 2023. (Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong talks with The Washington Post’s Mary Ilyushina about how Russia’s president is dealing with the fallout of this weekend’s mutiny, led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner group.

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