Putin's Crisis - How Yevgeny Prigozhin posed a serious threat to Putin’s authority
Posted: 2023, Jul 24, Mon, 10:11 am
It’s been described as the most serious threat to Vladimir Putin’s leadership in years: the armed rebellion on June 23, led by the Russian mercenary Wagner Group and its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Prigozhin and his forces ultimately stood down, but the mutiny raised new questions about the strength of Putin’s grip on power amid discontent around his troubled war on Ukraine.