Rep. Michael Waltz explains how Vladimir Putin's loss of the Wagner Group could affect the country - and the war.
House Foreign Affairs Committee member Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., explains how Putin and Russians could react to the rebellion ‘Fox & Friends Weekend.’the leader of the Wagner Group, as the only leader standing up for the common soldiers. However, he said it is"unclear" how far the unrest has spread throughout Russia.Well, there's a couple of things I'm watching very closely, guys. One is you notice that Prigozhin was being cheered like a rock star as he left Rostov.
…What is unclear is how broadly that message has gotten out with all of his online videos and name and shame of the Minister of Defense Shoigu and Gerasimov the Chief General. And that could serve as a very powerful kind of foil for Putin. That could serve as a scapegoat for Putin. So I'll be watching whether Putin launches kind of an anti-corruption campaign or starts to clean house in his Ministry of Defense and make them the scapegoat for their failure so far.
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