If the crisis in Russia escalates, Vladimir Putin may need to call soldiers from the Ukrainian frontline to help to reinforce his position, writes John Lyons.
Prigozhin is head of the Wagner group, the group of ruthless mercenaries who Russia has been using to try to win its war with Ukraine.
"Why was the war needed? The war was needed so that a handful of scumbags could have a blast and get PR attention showing how strong the army is, so that [Russian Defence Minister Sergei] Shoigu could become a Marshal," he said."The war was needed not in order to return the Russian citizens to our bosom. And not in order to "demilitarise and denazify Ukraine".
The hammer in Prigozhin's public comments was that Putin was wrongly advised on the need for the war in the first place. This is classic Prigozhin: He manages to survive because his troops are needed and because he is careful not to attack Putin himself.
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