The rise of Yevgeny Prigozhin: how a one-time food caterer became Vladimir Putin’s biggest threat

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"Never during the 23 years of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rule has he
faced the kind of challenge posed by Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s
insurrection over the weekend.

The gravity of the crisis was underlined by Putin’s televised address on
Saturday. He likened the insurgent’s “criminal adventure” to the catastrophe of
1917, when “intrigues, squabbles and politicking” on the home front triggered a
military collapse, revolution and civil war.

In an obvious reference to Prigozhin, Putin claimed that “excessive ambition
and personal interests led to treason, to the betrayal of the motherland and
the people and the cause” for which Wagner soldiers had fought and died."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics