Putin after Prigozhin: Could he reach for the nuclear option?

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s brief uprising challenged Vladimir Putin in a way no one else ever has. But now he is dead – and few seem to doubt that Putin had a hand in his demise. Is the Russian president now in a stronger position or has he been weakened by the whole affair? And with Ukrainian forces advancing, could a ‘cornered’ Putin reach for the nuclear option? Host: Ciarán Dunbar. Guest: Jason Corcoran

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