Is Putin stronger or weaker after the failed Wagner rebellion?
Hughes, J.
(27 June 2023)
Is Putin stronger or weaker after the failed Wagner rebellion?
LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog.
(27 June 2023)
Is Putin stronger or weaker after the failed Wagner rebellion?
LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog.
The Wagner Group’s rebellion against the Russian government ended in failure, but has it done lasting damage to Vladimir Putin? James Hughes writes that while the rebellion itself has not weakened Putin’s regime, it will exacerbate fears within Putin’s circle of the potential for military failure in Ukraine to generate a wholescale crisis.