俄罗斯雇佣兵瓦格纳集团的首领叶夫根尼·普里戈任，2023年6月23日星期五突然倒戈, 宣布要推翻俄罗斯军事领导层。普京隔天发表全国电视讲话，指责这是“叛国”，是在俄罗斯国家和人民的背后捅刀子。

正当俄罗斯兵变的新闻让举世震惊之际，普里戈任和他的部队星期六晚上就撤离他们所占领的俄罗斯南部罗斯托夫市的军事总部，兵变在24小时后匆匆落幕，戛然而止。

这到底是怎么一回事？瓦格纳集团叛变暴露了俄罗斯内部的什么问题？兵变闹剧又会如何影响普京的统治地位？

这期的早报播客《东谈西论》，听主持人韩咏红和《联合早报》驻北京记者于泽远解析瓦格纳集团兵变。

延伸阅读：

• 于泽远：俄罗斯兵变搅动中国舆论场
• 社论：克宫变数陡增普京进退两难

纵观天下，监测中国心跳，由《联合早报》副总编辑韩咏红主持的国际时事播客《东谈西论》，每周探讨国际热点话题，分析国际时政动态。每逢星期二新加坡时间晚上 7 时更新。

On Friday, June 23, Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the private military company Wagner Group, led an armed mutiny and announced his intention to overthrow the Russian military leadership. 

As Wagner mercenary forces marched towards Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a televised address to the nation, accused Prigozhin of “treason” and described the uprising as “a stab in the back” of the Russian troops and people. 

A last-minute deal with Belarus defused the crisis. In a span of 36 hours, Putin faced the biggest challenge to his authority since he came to power. 

How did the events unfold?  What did the Wagner mutiny reveal about Russia? How will it affect Putin's grip on power?

In this episode of Global Heartbeat podcast, Lianhe Zaobao’s Beijing journalist Yu Zeyuan shares his insights with host Han Yong Hong. 

Hosted by Lianhe Zaobao’s Associate Editor, Han Yong Hong, Global Heartbeat is a Mandarin weekly news and current affairs podcast that is updated every Tuesday, 7.00 PM SGT. It is available on zaobao.sg, Apple Podcast, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast platforms.

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