The Prigozhin affair should underscore the nature of Putin, and warn the West that we must avoid wishful thinking and take him ever more seriously.
Was it merely revenge? A warning to others? Though his death is still to be officially confirmed,has likely met the fate of so many before him who have danced with Putin and lost his trust. But there may also be far more to the story, and no doubt more to be revealed. For its part, the Kremlin Friday denied thathad ordered Prigozhin’s assassination—spokesperson Dmitry Peskov called such speculation “an absolute lie.
Had Prigozhin sensed that his rising popularity had already made him a target? Was he manipulated by someone close to Putin to make his move—and then, before being eliminated, used to enable Russia to deploy more forces into Belarus and rope Belorussian dictator Lukashenko into greater support for Putin’s war?
Putin has maintained control of the information space inside Russia, blocking news and communications with the West. He has wrapped himself in the Russian language of sacrifice and patriotism, and he has maintained the support of the vast majority of the Russian people. Unlike former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, he has thus far succeeded in evoking the deepest Russian feelings of pride, resistance and resilience in the face of staggering casualties on the battlefield.
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