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History shows that taking Moscow is rarely easy

By Aidan Springs
Published July 13, 2023 5:13pm ET
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History shows that taking Moscow is rarely easy
The Kremlin Wall, the Spasskaya Tower, Red Square, the GUM department store, the St. Basil's Cathedral and the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge are decorated for the New Year and Christmas festivities in Moscow.

On June 23, Russia’s Wagner Group, a private military company created by the Kremlin, turned on Vladimir Putin and marched toward Moscow. Wagner’s leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, claimed his coup attempt was born of a patriotic desire to restore honor to the Russian military leadership.

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