The coup is over but Putin was forced to cut a deal that puts Yevgeny Prigozhin in an even more repressive nation.
In power since 1994, the leader often called “Europe’s last dictator” launched a brutal crackdown on 2020 protests against his rule. Hundreds were sentenced to lengthy prison terms, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski.
Prigozhin’s stance toward the Kremlin leader is murkier. Even as his fighters moved swiftly toward Moscow on Saturday, Prigozhin did not criticize Putin directly and instead claimed his aim was to oust the Russian defense establishment which he has denounced as corrupt and incompetent, complaining that it undermined his forces fighting in Ukraine.Article content“It is not yet clear what Lukashenko is going to do with Prigozhin. I think they don’t have an understanding themselves.
“Lukashenko once again has made Belarus a hostage to other people’s games and wars. He is by no means a peacemaker.” “These personnel could potentially sign contracts with the MoD on an individual basis, demobilize in Russia ⦠travel to Belarus in some capacity,” the Institute for the Study of War think tank said in its report on the failed rebellion.
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