What is behind the recent rift between the infamous Wagner Group's boss and Russian military officials?
As the Ukraine conflict marks one year since it began on February 24, fighting continues unabated, with prospects of peace looking bleak.
On February 21st, Prigozhin publicly expressed his dissent by sharing a graphic image of his deceased mercenaries and accusing Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov of treason for their role in the killings. Ramani said that the Wagner Group made side agreements with Syrian regime leader Bashar Assad, "behind the back of the Russian defence ministry", while the Russian military was trying to increase its involvement in Syria in 2016.
Prigozhin is “trying to appeal" to an influential block of conservative Russian nationalists who have grown frustrated with the military record of Shoigu in Ukraine, according to Ramani.
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