designed to send a signal to all others. of course prigozhin s mutiny was the ultimate act of betrayal as your correspondence of said in africa and then later on in ukraine. this was the ultimate challenge to put in s real i think the weaker he left and the more he encouraged other rivals it s notjust the anniversary of the coup to month sign it s also that day in which a top russian general he was also relieved of, and but there are
president putin s speech suggests he may have backtracked on a present dogmatic promise he made to yevgeny prigozhin that he could go to belarus. putin saying he will allow wagner forces propose trips to go there but he doesn t say anything about progression. putin nevin mentions names of key opponents, alexei navalny and now of course prigozhin. so this suggests that putin really is worried. this suggests that putin really is worried- this suggests that putin really is worried. , ., ., ., is worried. does that mean that ou think is worried. does that mean that you think prigozhin is worried. does that mean that you think prigozhin will - is worried. does that mean that you think prigozhin will have - you think prigozhin will have to pay some sort of price for this mutiny? it to pay some sort of price for this mutiny? this mutiny? it is unclear, it will depend this mutiny? it is unclear, it will depend in this mutiny? it is unclear, it will depend in part - this mutiny? it is u
there, you could have a little mini army or a guard there and be an independent actor which could be troublesome for the kremlin and make putin look weaker again after talking about bringing him tojustice or the leaders of wagner to justice. polio will partly it will depend on whether prigozhin got to belarus or not. , ., , prigozhin got to belarus or not. , w. not. do you see the chance he could face not. do you see the chance he could face another not. do you see the chance he could face another challenge l not. do you see the chance he | could face another challenge if you have wagner forces could face another challenge if you have wagnerforces in russia itself? you have wagner forces in russia itself? you have wagner forces in russia itself? yes, it could be. in russia itself? yes, it could be- in part russia itself? yes, it could be. in part because - russia itself? yes, it could be. in part because we - russia itself? yes, it could| be. in part because we saw russia itse
would not get involved in these events and that we view them as internal russian matters. joining me is william courtney, former us ambassador and special assistant to the president for russia, ukraine, and eurasia. thank you forjoining us. if we look at what vladimir putin said today in his comments he said today in his comments he said he would keep his promise to let wagnerforces said he would keep his promise to let wagner forces either go to let wagner forces either go to belarus orjoin the russian army. he did not name yevgeny prigozhin. we do not know the exact whereabouts of prigozhin either. what do you think is going to happen to the wagner mercenary group cosmic head? mercenary group cosmic head? mercenary group s head. balor it appears that putin has come down it appears that putin has come down it it appears that putin has come down . ,, .,, ., down it appears that putin has come down it appears that putin has come down down it appears that putin has
if prigozhin is in belarus he could also be calling for to challenge putin again. what about the challenge putin again. what about the president - challenge putin again. what about the president putin i about the president putin himself? we didn t see any shakeup in his cabinet, particularly addressing his defence minister. why do you think that is? it defence minister. why do you think that is? think that is? it may be a little too think that is? it may be a little too soon think that is? it may be a little too soon to - think that is? it may be a little too soon to tell - think that is? it may be a i little too soon to tell those you will recall in august 1991 there a failed attempt at a push or to against mikhail gorbachev then four months later gorbachev, although he survived that attempt, he was out of office and the soviet union collapsed they wouldn t be surprised if again we are going to see some effects of this activity over a number of months with the kremlin probably