A former Russian foreign minister speaks on the relationship between Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner Group's leader, and Pres. Putin.
Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin attends the meeting with investors at the 2nd Eastern Economic Forum, Sept., 2, 2016, in Vladivostok, Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulates Interior Ministry employees and veterans on their professional holiday, in Moscow, Nov. 10, 2022.This weekend's attempted rebellion by the Wagner Group, a Putin-packed private military company, appeared to show some serious distrust among the Russian government and its military allies.
ANDREI KOZYREV: Well, it's actually very difficult to say. The interview was a laughing stock, so to say. But that's for informed observer[s] or for foreign observers who have a lot of information about the reality of what happened. But remember that he addressed [the] Russian public and [the] Russian public is absolutely deprived -- Russian people are deprived of truthful or even near-to-truth information. They're totally disinformed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with service members at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, June 27, 2023.They all are like, washed in blood after this war, so they know that there is no room for them in a civilized society. So it's all the same, and it should not be overestimated. It's a fight inside a wolf pack, so to say, between the wolves.
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