Putin’s image as a tough leader had already been badly bruised by the Ukraine war, which has dragged on for 16 months, and Saturday’s march toward Moscow by Wagner exposed further weaknesses, many analysts said.
Though the deal ended the immediate crisis, it may have set in motion a longer-term one, analysts said.
The regional governor later said that all of the troops had left the city. Russian news agencies also reported that Lipetsk authorities confirmed Wagner forces had left that region, which sits on the road to Moscow from Rostov. The “deal is a short-term fix, not a long-term solution,” wrote the institute, which has tracked the war in Ukraine from the beginning.
In announcing the rebellion, Prigozhin accused Russian forces of targeting the Wagner camps in Ukraine with rockets, helicopter gunships and artillery. He alleged that Gen. Valery Gerasimov, chief of the General Staff, ordered the attacks following a meeting with Shoigu in which they decided to destroy the military contractor.Article contentCongressional leaders were briefed on the Wagner buildup earlier last week, a person familiar with the matter said.
“These events will have been of great comfort to the Ukrainian government and the military,” said Ben Barry, senior fellow for land warfare at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.Article content
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