Prigozhin rose from ex-convict and hotdog salesman to a caterer who became known as Putin's chef. Putin has been in power for 23 years and has never looked more vulnerable than in the past 24 hours and it's all down to two of his own creations – the war in Ukraine and the ascent of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Many must be asking themselves what is the point of the 70-year-old remaining as president if he can no longer guarantee their security? While the rebellion has been defused for now, there's no doubt it has eroded Putin's authority.įor the sake of Putin's war, Russia's citizens have had to sacrifice personal freedoms, economic prosperity and now face civil unrest. Now he has faced a mutiny from an angry man who has his own private army of at least 10,000 battle-hardened soldiers. More than 200,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded, his economy has been hit by global sanctions and many of Russia's best and brightest have left the country.
Kremlin says charges against Prigozhin will be dropped, Wagner fighters leave Rostov-on-Don - as it happened His plan to seize Kyiv within a few days in February last year was a grotesque folly that has had a disastrous impact on Russia and may end up leading to his own downfall. It's clear that Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to launch a full-scale war against Ukraine has backfired catastrophically.
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