President Vladimir Putin is pushing to reassert control after the Wagner Group's aborted mutiny.
The Institute for the Study of War has assessed the Russian president's response to the June 24 revolt in its latest analysis of the Ukraine conflict, published on Tuesday.
The president implied on Tuesday that Prigozhin had lied about the Wagner Group's independence from the Kremlin and the lack of state compensation for its personnel. It added:"Putin is rhetorically separating Prigozhin from the Wagner PMC and is deliberately depriving Prigozhin of the title of Wagner financier to undermine his role in the Wagner PMC."
At the same time, Putin has likely decided that he cannot eliminate Prigozhin without making him a"martyr" given that he retains some support within Russian society and the regular forces.
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