Putin meets Prigozhin: Getting to grips with latest twist in Wagner saga

[Celerity]

Russian President Vladimir Putin met Yevgeny Prigozhin five days after the Wagner mercenary boss led a failed mutiny, the Kremlin has revealed. The BBC's Russia Editor gets to grips with the latest twist in the Wagner saga.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world--66154912



So, let me get this straight. On the morning of 24 June, the day of the mutiny, Vladimir Putin accused the Wagner leadership of "treachery" and "a stab in the back". Later that day, Russian air force pilots were killed, shot down by Wagner fighters.

Then, with the mercenaries just 200km (120 miles) from the Russian capital, the Kremlin and Wagner did a deal. The mutiny was over. No-one was arrested. No-one has been prosecuted.

Not only was Yevgeny Prigozhin not clapped in irons and hauled off to the police station for his rebellion. It's now emerged that five days later he was in the Kremlin, together with his commanders, sitting round the table and chatting with President Putin.

Yet another twist and turn in a story that's already surpassed Dostoyevsky for levels of surprise and mystery. What we don't know, though, is what exactly was said at that meeting and how it concluded. Judging by what's happened since, this was no "kiss and make up".

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[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Total headscratcher to me.

I wonder if Prigozhin is negotiating Putin's exit plan?

[Srkdqltr]

2. To me , so far this looked like a strike rather than a takeover.

They than sat down and negotiated. They need each other.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

3. Trump defamed many with vicious shit...then the shat upon all came to love him!!

Why is anyone in American media surprised?

Or that a band of mercenaries could defeat the Russian army? Another logic clusterbomb dropped on the civilian masses.

Effective.