On Sunday, House Intelligence chair Rep. Mike Turner said that the Wagner mercenary group's armed rebellion against the Russian military makes President Vladimir Putin look weak and could have ramifications for the war in Ukraine.
and Putin was"inevitable" given Prigozhin has been publicly critical of the Russian government and Putin for months.
Prigozhin called for an armed rebellion aimed at ousting Russia's military leaders last week, accusing them of botching the war in Ukraine, and also criticized Putin. Wagner fighters appeared to seize control of the Russian military headquarters in Rostov-on-Don, which oversees fighting in Ukraine, and were advancing toward Moscow until they were ordered back to their field camps when a truce was announced between Putin and Prigozhin.
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