Prigozhin, Putin, and the Russian coup that evaporated

In a stunning turn of events, Russian mercenary leader and oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin directed his military forces to take control of a major Russian military headquarters on Friday, then had them set off on a march on Moscow—and then, after reported consultation with Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko, called off the rebellion attempt on Saturday.

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