Surovikin denounced Prigozhin early in the mutiny, but intelligence leaks now suggest that he might have had foreknowledge of the event. Sergei Surovikin, a man known for his brutality and for being one of the few competent military leaders of the Russian campaign so far. That’s an assessment that’s since been bolstered by the disappearance of Gen.
If anything, the impression he gave was that he was trying to save Putin from the incompetent generals who are losing the war. Prigozhin was not trying to overthrow Putin that much is obvious from his recorded statements during the incident. and Western interests if the mutiny had continued, and I was somewhat disappointed to see Putin reestablish control so quickly.ĮA: I think you are misinterpreting it a bit. I don’t know that I was “celebrating” Prigozhin, but I did see several opportunities to advance U.S. I was mentally preparing for days, weeks, maybe even years of civil war in Russia, but the entire episode concluded in just about 24 hours. Then I was also surprised by how suddenly it all ended. It reminded me that, occasionally, unlikely foreign-policy scenarios do come to pass. Many people, including me, have predicted that the collapse of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime would be one potential outcome of the stalled war in Ukraine.
interests are better served by a Russia that is too weak than one that is too strong. It was the biggest sign of instability we’ve seen in Russia since the 1993 coup attempt, and I have been frankly shocked by the folks in Washington celebrating Prigozhin’s actions, rather than worrying about the potential consequences. He mutinied, and his forces seized the city of Rostov-on-Don- including its pivotal military headquarters-and drove much of the way to Moscow before a deal orchestrated by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko finally turned them around. If you’ve been living under a rock, here are the basics: On Friday, Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian state-backed mercenary organization Wagner Group, escalated his war of words with senior Russian military commanders into action. It’s been a bit of a slow news week, and it’s therefore hard to decide what to debate in our column, but this week I thought we could cover, I don’t know, maybe the armed insurrection in Russia?ĭo you happen to have any thoughts on that small matter?Įmma Ashford: Well, my thoughts are a bit disorganized like most Russia watchers, I didn’t get a lot of sleep this weekend!īut my goodness, what a shocking turn of events.
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