The Plane Footage and Lukashenko's Denial

• 34:41Media outlets have claimed Putin was dying and inoperable for seven years, yet he's still fine and visibly active.
• 34:51Tim speculates Putin uses body doubles in Russia who resemble him.
• 35:31Kremlin denied involvement and called the downing of the plane unprofessional, while Lukashenko of Belarus also had to issue a denial.
• 35:54Lukashenko came out claiming the explosion doesn't appear to be Putin's work and that many people are angry, though little happens in Russia at that level without Putin's approval.
• 36:28Plane footage shows a white puff, then the aircraft losing a wing and spiraling downward with smoke trailing behind it.
• 37:02Tim wonders if Prigozhin knew in those final seconds that he was going to die, referencing the Russian context of the situation.
• 37:33An explosion that blows a wing off leaves a plane with no chance—it can handle turbulence and other damage, but not that.

Vladimir PutinThe AtlanticLukashenkoYevgeny PrigozhinBert Kreischer