India Today’s OSINT (Open-Source Investigations) Team analyses Prigozhin’s exit from Russia, and delves into the many facets of the aftermath: the implications for the war in Ukraine, the changing power dynamics inside and outside Russia, and what’s next for the mercenary group in Africa.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Wagner forces, appeared to have little popular support for his uprising. Still, some voices expressed criticism of President Vladimir V. Putin.
Confusion and uncertainty pervaded Russia on Sunday, with neither Russian President Vladimir Putin nor Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of a mutinous mercenary group, appearing anywhere in public a day after the most profound government crisis in three decades an open military rebellion appeared defused.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Wagner forces, appeared to have little popular support for his uprising. Still, some voices expressed criticism of President Vladimir V. Putin.
Neither Vladimir V. Putin nor the leader of the Wagner mercenary group made public appearances on Sunday, a day after an armed rebellion shook the nation.