![]() Meanwhile, the reaction of the Russian people – who supposedly support their leader – has also been striking. The silence of many Kremlin insiders during the advance of the mercenaries towards Moscow was far louder than the diatribes unleashed by Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin against the Ministry of Defense. He’s facing international pressure, faltering domestic support, isolation from his people and a bleak economic outlook. Added to the consequences of the failed military coup attempt – which took place right in the middle of the war against Ukraine – are other open fronts where Putin is exposed. The Wagner Group’s rebellion last weekend has shown cracks in the Russian leader’s hold on power. ![]() But he was wrong: the first big blow wasn’t delivered by any democratic dissident, but by the very same mercenaries that, just a few weeks ago, he congratulated for the conquest of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. When he launched the war on Ukraine in February of 2022, Vladimir Putin said that he thought that the Russian people would be able to distinguish “true patriots from scum and traitors.” This was again expressed at a rally in Moscow a month later, where he also stated that Russia’s “fifth column” was made up of those who had left the country or refused to serve in the army. ![]()
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