Smart Take | What Happens to Prigozhin and the Wagner Group Now?

William Pomeranz, Director of the Wilson Center’s Kennan Institute, considers what impact the Prigozhin-led uprising in Russia will have on Putin’s authority. He looks at why the paramilitary leader seized Russian military facilities and ordered a march to Moscow, what will happen to the Wagner Group forces, and describes the possible impact the rebellion will have on the war in Ukraine.

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The Kennan Institute is the premier US center for advanced research on Eurasia and the oldest and largest regional program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Kennan Institute is committed to improving American understanding of Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and the surrounding region though research and exchange.   Read more

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