Russian Mercenary’s Exile Ends Revolt But Leaves Questions About Putin’s Longevity
By Sunday morning, there were still no reports of Mr. Prigozhin arriving in Belarus and many other questions remained unanswered.
The greatest challenge to President Putin in his more than two decades in power fizzled out after the rebellious mercenary commander who ordered his troops to march on Moscow abruptly reached a deal with the Kremlin to go into exile and sounded the retreat.
The brief revolt, though, exposed vulnerabilities among Russian government forces, with Wagner Group soldiers under the command of Yevgeny Prigozhin able to move unimpeded into the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don and advance hundreds of miles toward Moscow. The Russian military scrambled to defend Russia’s capital.
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