Wagner, Prigozhin, Putin and Shoigu: Bitter rivalries that led to a rebellion
The Wagner mutiny was years in the making, as Russia’s system of competing powers finally collapsed. …
“The hopes of a part of the Russian elite, including, apparently, the president himself, that a long war is beneficial for Russia…are a dangerous illusion,” said Ruslan Pukhov, an analyst with the Moscow-based Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (Cast).