Making Sense of a Chaotic 24 Hours for Putin and Russia
An armored personnel carrier today in the city of Rostov-on-Don.
Photographer: AFP/Getty Images
It’s been an extraordinary 24 hours in Russia.
A mercenary group led by a one-time ally of President Vladimir Putin marched his forces toward Moscow demanding the removal of the country’s top military commanders, only to abruptly reverse just shy of the capital.