Two days after the Wagner Group’s stunning rebellion in Russia seemingly ended in a deal that saw Yevgeny Prigozhin fly to exile in Belarus, more questions than answers remain. Whatever the outcome of the brief standoff, there is one beneficiary: Ukraine.
According to Russian state media, all charges against those involved in the uprising have now been dropped. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who delivered a short, combative speech Monday, called Wagner militants “patriots,” saying they were led by the nose into coming within a few hours’ drive from Moscow by “traitors.”
“All in all, it’s obviously good for Ukraine,” Timothy D. Snyder, professor of history at Yale University and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations,Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks as he meets with Russian servicemen at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. For months, Wagner’s social media channels have followed their boss’ lead in disparaging the Russian Minister of Defense Sergi Shoigu. Wagner fighters have enjoyed higher salaries than regulars in the Russian military and greater degrees of operational freedom. They also espouse a cult-like esprit de corps, with Prigozhin seen as their undisputed leader.
committed documented atrocities, including rape and mass murder, in a number of African countries. They have punished their own comrades who have been captured on the battlefield by the Ukrainian Army and traded back in prison exchanges by smashing their heads in withPutin, meanwhile, has been clear about who pays Wagner’s bills.
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