Mr. Prigozhin is gone but not forgotten. What was his back story? How did he amass his fortune? What was his relationship with Putin? What does his mutiny tell us about the culture of the elite in Russia? What does it tell us about Mr. Putin?
All very good questions. For answers by Russia expert Mark Galeotti , check out the video below.
the most important take away in my book: The way Putin handled the Prigozhin mutiny and theen did him reveals key aspects of Putin’s mindset and power relationships
- In moments of crisis, Putin tends either to hide or over react.
- Putin made a deal with Prigozhin to end the mutiny but then broke that deal. This hurts his credibility within the Russian power elite who now understand that Putin cannot be trusted.
- There is likely to be a next Prigozhin style crisis. Stay tuned!
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