
Kremlin orders arrest of Wagner Group chief
Prigozhin has vowed to topple Russian military leaders
Tanks and armoured vehicles have taken up positions in the Russian city of Rostov, as a dispute between the army and the Wagner mercenary group threatens to degenerate into fighting. Videos on social media show heavily armed men in uniform around a government building. The authorities have ordered the arrest of the Wagner boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin, for inciting civil conflict.
Also in the programme: elections in Sierra Leone; and one year on from the US Supreme Court overturning the 1973 abortion ruling Roe vs Wade.
Audrey Brown is joined by guests Atika Rehman, Pakistani journalist based in London; and Ryan Heath, Australian born journalist and Global Tech Correspondent for the news site, Axios.
(Photo: Founder of Wagner private mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin. CREDIT: REUTERS/Yulia Morozova/File Photo)
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