Gideon talks to political commentator and economist Sergei Guriev about the lessons Russians and the outside world will draw from the apparent killing of Yevgeny Prigozhin. How does this affect the stability of the Russian regime and the outlook for the war in Ukraine? Clip: BBC Free links to read more on this topic: When democratic spin conceals a descent into dictatorship Russia files lawsuit against billionaire oligarch Andrey Melnichenko Russia fires ‘General Armageddon’ in Wagner crackdown Vladimir Putin plans meeting on Russian currency controls after rouble’s slide Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.