Yevgeny Prigozhin's Coup Targets Putin and His "Oligarchic Clan"
Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s bid for control may be the greatest threat to Moscow since the 1991 coup attempt against Gorbachev.
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Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s bid for control may be the greatest threat to Moscow since the 1991 coup attempt against Gorbachev.
Footage on social media has shown large convoys of troops heading north from Voronezh, thought to be Wagner mercenaries, as they vow to take Moscow and install a new President.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is facing the most serious security crisis since he came to power in late 1999 after a head of a mercenary group captured a key military headquarters that served as a logistical base for its offensive in Ukraine.
Rishi Sunak (right) said he is in touch with allies about the armed rebellion led by the Wagner mercenary group in Russia as he prepares to hold an emergency Cobra meeting.