Kremlin insiders described a state of confusion and disarray during the Wagner Group’s mutiny.
— even though he had advance knowledge of the planned uprising, according to a new report.
“Putin had time to take the decision to liquidate [the rebellion] and arrest the organizers,” said a European security official, speaking to the paper on condition of anonymity. “Then when it began to happen, there was paralysis on all levels …There was absolute dismay and confusion. For a long time, they did not know how to react.”
“The local authorities did not receive any commands from the leadership,” said a senior Ukrainian security official. “When the leadership is in turmoil and disarray, it the same situation at the local level and even worse.” That would explain why Putin allowed Prigozhin’s fighters to come within 120 miles of Moscow, before the outspoken billionaire pulled the plug on the mutiny after accepting a truce brokered by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
“Russia is a country of mafia rules, and Putin made an unforgivable mistake,” said a senior Moscow financier with ties to the intelligence services. “He lost his reputation as the toughest man in town.” Prigozhin agreed to stand down and relocate the Wagner Group to Belarus as part of a truce with Putin.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov rushed to dismiss The Washington Post’s reporting, claiming that the intelligence assessments cited in the article were “nonsense” and shared “by people who have zero information.”
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