Yevgeny Prigozhin has increasingly put himself at odds with the Russian military establishment, openly criticizing failures in Ukraine to boost his own profile.
An official order by the Russian region of Sverdlovsk to prepare and
stage this year’s International University Sports Federation Summer
World University Games in Yekaterinburg has been cancelled.
A smattering of Russian regions hold elections this weekend: for governors, for legislature, and, in Moscow, for local councils. Does it really matter anymore?