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Summary: Russia's mafia state is revealed following Prigozhin's death, while tensions within the BRICS bloc escalate and Ukraine's slow counter-offensive negatively impacts public sentiment.
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Posted 8/24/2023, 12:47:07 PM
economist.com
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A plane crash in Russia, which killed ten people including Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Group, has raised speculation about whether it was an accident, shot down by air defenses, or an act of revenge from President Putin, reinforcing the perception of Russia as a mafia-like state.
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the criminal cases against former US President Donald Trump, stating that they expose the "rottenness" of the American political system and that the Kremlin was pleased to hear of Trump's plans to end the war with Ukraine.