From a Siberian penal colony to the gold mines of the Central African Republic, who is Yevgeny Prigozhin and how did he become one of the most famous men in Russia today?
Following Wagner's mutiny in Moscow last month, Rory and Alastair speak to chief foreign correspondent for NBC News, Richard Engel, to discover the truth behind the origins of the Wagner G ... Show More
Jul 2
550. Will Farage's Extreme Wealth Be His Downfall?
How has Farage become the highest earning MP, while still claiming to be “for the everyday Briton”? Has Farage become part of the establishment? And how much more is there to discover about Farage’s £5 million "gift"? Join Alastair and Cat Neilan, journalist at the Observer, as t ... Show More
51m 17s
May 2023
Prisoner to would-be president: The rise of Wagner's Yevgeny Prigozhin
The Wagner Group of mercenaries has been fighting in Ukraine since Russia's first invasion in 2014, but very little was known about the group, or its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, until the end of 2022 when he began speaking publicly. As the UK and EU prepare to declare the Wagner Gr ... Show More
20m 21s
Aug 2023
Prigozhin Plane Crash: What Next for Putin?
Does the Wagner chief’s reported death strengthen the Russian president?Lyse, Vitaly and journalist Gabriel Gatehouse unpick the latest developments surrounding Wednesday's plane crash, and the presumed death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner mercenary group.And Kre ... Show More
26m 46s
Aug 2023
The End for Russian Mercenary Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin?
Russia's state news agency Tass reported that the country's most famous mercenary, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was on the passenger list for a flight that crashed on its way from Moscow to St. Petersburg on Wednesday, killing all ten people on board. Despite being on the passenger list, i ... Show More
8m 3s
Aug 2023
The Death of Yevgeny Prigozhin: A Foreign Office Special Episode
On this special episode of Foreign Office, Michael is joined by Roman Dobrokhotov, a Russian investigative journalist, political scientist and former activist and Christo Grozev, a Bulgarian investigative journalist and author and the lead Russia investigator with Bellingcat, foc ... Show More
54m 44s