Public claims of 'treason' and disapproval by one of Putin's closest allies has raised suspicions around a possible coup and whether the West would assist.
The Wagner Group top boss has assumed a pivotal role in recruiting fighters via the mercenary private militia for some of Russia’s most gruelling battles in eastern Ukraine.
Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin has been pivotal in Putin's Ukranian war efforts. Picture: Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images "History, though, shows that sometimes leaders fall not because they have done something wrong in the eyes of their citizens, but simply because a young lion wishes to usurp the old lion king,” he said.
Heightened tensions between the typical friends has raised suspicions that the Wagner Group top boss could try to oust Putin. Picture: Stringer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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