the belarusian president, alexander lukashenko. the kremlin says prigozhin will not face criminal charges, or will the wagner forces who marched on moscow. earlier i spoke with professor robert english at the university of southern california. i asked if prigozhin still poses a threat to putin even after calling off his uprising. putin won. but prigozhin is sort of like a cesar in exile, right? someone who can still threaten from abroad, someone who has enormous credibility as a military leader, who has loyal troops. although he separated from them for now. and someone who s anti-corruption, anti-elite. his anger at the sort of self-satisfied oligarchs in moscow resonates very strongly. so he could be a future threat
to move to belarus. although the immediate crisis has been averted, one analyst told us earlier that the danger to the russian president is far from over. robert english from the university of southern california says prigozhin doesn t have to be inside russia to pose a formidable threat. he lost. he stood down. putin won. but prigozhin is sort of like a caesar in exile, someone who can still threaten from abroad, someone who has enormous credibility as a military leader, who has loyal troops although he is separated from them for now. and someone whose anti-construction, anti-reelite his anger at the oligarchs in moscow resonates. so he could be a future threat as well. prigozhin went from being known as putin s chef to serving up an armed revolt.
let s get more on our top story. russian president vladimir putin has survived the most serious challenge to his rule he has ever seen. the kremlin said wagner leader yevgeny prigozhin has cut a deal to stop his mercenaries from advance to go moscow in an armed convoy. the kremlin says wagner troops will not face any legal action but they will be expected to sign new contracts with russia s defense ministry. moscow will also drop criminal charges against prigozhin who has agreed to move to belarus. allow the immediate crisis has been averted, one analyst told us earlier that the danger to the russian president is far from over. robert english from the university of southern california says prigozhin doesn t have to be inside russia to pose a formidable threat.
on power combined with a fascist-like appeal to nationalism. it would not be a happy chapter in russian history. and it strangely enough reminds us there are actually worse things than putin. don t forget, prigozhin s main line of work for the last decade has been killing people. and he s been killing more people on the ukrainian side probably than anyone else in the russian armed forces. not a nice guy. not a good prospective leader of a country that needs a liberal reformist after decades of putin. and killing plenty of his own guys by forcing them into the meat grinder. fascinating conversation. robert english, thank you so much, appreciate the time. in washington, there has been little said publicly about prigozhin s gambit, but senior u.s. officials have been on the phones with allies since it began. the white house says the president and vice president are getting regular updates on the
Some were buoyed by the news that mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was halting his march to Moscow. Others dismissed the armed rebellion as an insignificant development in Russia, where the invasion of Ukraine and its mounting casualties have become increasingly unpopular.