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Against stolens life and he cracked down brutally. i suspect that something like that will happen, it might be quiet, it might be more public. i do not think that he will act out in a kind of reckless and seemingly irrational way, because what i think putin will try to show is that he is in control, that he is in complete command, that he, the operation is going well. you know, i do not think you will do something that would suggest a kind of a panic or anything like that. so i myself doubt, you...

So, prigozhin is just the first one who dared. but i have no doubts that others will follow one way or another. >> do you think that vladimir putin is fully in command and in power in moscow right now? >> well, thats a tricky question. formerly, formally yes. but parts saw that he can be challenged and that some decisions can be taken without his clearance. so what he is probably trying to do now is to reassert his control over the system. i doubt he will succeed, but thats my assessment. what w...

Seeking a revolution. he was seeking a command and control change. it does show that there is unrest in russia. for ukraine, they should lean in the counter offensive. >> given all that weve, seen are we concerned about right russia might do in ukraine next? at least this was humiliating for them. putin will want to show some sort of force here. >> well, you know, putin has the benefit of state controlled. media we look at this with a western perspective. we think, well, how embarrassing this mu...

Those allegations. of course that leaves him, in terms of public perception in russia, i think potentially very weakened, jim. >> sam kiley, we know youre going to keep trying to answer these questions. joining us now major general james "spider" marks. good to have you on, sir. >> thank you, jim. >> it was over quickly, but during that short time period, he was able -- prigozhin -- to take rostov-on-don, which is the key center for logistics, command and control to the war in ukraine, and trave...

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An impact on the battlefield in ukraine given the division and given, as nick paton walsh was referencing there, just the will to fight of russian forces here, which has been an issue for some time. lets go down to the rostov region because i want to draw attention to what prigozhin was able to take over in his brief rebellion. this is a key point for the war in ukraine. why is that? >> absolutely. because, jim, this is the headquarters of the southern military district for the russians, for the...

And thats why he stopped. i just think its really early to draw conclusions on this yet, and i would be wary of anyone who couches this as though they know something, even general petraeus. >> well, there is a perception out there, a common belief if you like in these early days that vladimir putin has been left seriously weakened by all of this. >> again, i have to posit the opposite possibility, right. in the end, what do we know happened here? he stopped it in 24 hours. right. this guy, prigo...

Enemy, is now safely ensconced in a neighboring state in belarus, under surveillance, probably in fear for his life at any moment. and the 25,000-plus mercenaries that were behind prigozhin are now going to be folded into putins direct command, right? and some of these are the best fighters in ukraine which he now gets to direct. the only thing we dont know is did prigozhin get some sign-off on getting rid of the defense minister and gerasimov. this looks like a putin win. the most important thi...

Out for political and military criticism. hes also caused a great deal of damage to the russian military command and control structures inside ukraine. youll recall just about three weeks ago, he actually captured, arrested, beat, and tortured, broke the nose of a brigade commander there in a neighboring brigade. so a lot of people in the russian military would be glad to see the back of him if, indeed, that is what has occurred. but we dont know exactly what those wagner troops are going to do,...

Launched a kind of mutiny that has disturbed his allies -- his rivals for putins throne, but may have still preserved his own position. >> and they are warlords. their own private armies and for money. these are enormous businesses. listen, it lasted perhaps a day, but with enormous military consequences. he was able to take over a major logistical command hub for ukrainian operations in rostov-on-don, drive two-thirds of the way to moscow, and shoot down, it appears, russian aircraft, in other ...