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Quiet Retirement Unlikely for Russian Mercenary Chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, After Aborted Rebellion Jolts Putin

The Wagner Group leader, who has gotten a taste of popular support, could decide to keep a role as a player in Russia’s fast-evolving domestic politics.

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The owner of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, poses for a selfie with a local civilian on a street at Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023. AP Photo
JAMES BROOKE
JAMES BROOKE

What do you do if you control a private army of 25,000 battle-hardened gunslingers? Go into exile in Belarus and hope that Vladimir Putin does not slip you a poisoned tea bag?

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JAMES BROOKE
JAMES BROOKE

Mr. Brooke has traveled to about 100 countries reporting for the New York Times, Bloomberg, and Voice of America. He reported from Russia for eight years and from Ukraine for six years, coming home in 2021.

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