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Home / Russia / Signs of life — and support — for Prigozhin with Wagner’s future still a mystery after mutiny
Russia, Ukraine

July 4, 2023

Signs of life — and support — for Prigozhin with Wagner’s future still a mystery after mutiny

“The bottom line is that he owes everything to the system. And even though he’s a critic of the system, he’s a creature of the system,” Menon told NBC News.

“So the result of the revolt is that he stands to lose it all. They’re going after his assets. There’s a question of what happens to the Wagner Group. He’s an exile in Belarus … and I think he is now trying to put out a narrative that rivals that of the government.”

Wagner, in its original form, will not make a comeback in Ukraine, Menon said.

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