A prominent Russian pro-war blogger is killed in a bombing at a St. Petersburg café. An anti-war activist is arrested as the authorities in Moscow allege a broad and improbable conspiracy involving the Ukrainian intelligence services and imprisoned Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny.
So what is going on? A successful operation against a high-profile pro-Kremlin propagandist? An internal power struggle within Russia’s party of war? Or a carefully crafted false flag operation?
On the Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with prominent journalists Konstantin Eggert and Mikhail Zygar about this high-profile assassination and its implications. The podcast also examines the first time an American journalist was arrested and accused of espionage since 1986.
Enjoy…
SHOW NOTES
Mikhail Zygar’s 2016 book, All the Kremlin’s Men, which was discussed on the podcast, can be purchased here. Zygar’s 2023 book, War and Punishment can be purchased here.