CNN's John Defterios says Russian people never wanted this war. They've supported it or acquiesced to it because of propaganda and fear, he says. But now they are starting perhaps to question Putin how solid things are, Defterios adds. "This is far from over," defterios says.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, nicknamed “Putin’s chef”, leads the Wagner Group of mercenaries fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine. He had lambasted Russia’s military leaders for months, but the mutiny he began over the weekend lasted less than a day. Nevertheless it is a sharp blow to President Vladimir Putin’s leadership—and may prove to be a boon for Ukraine’s counter-offensive.
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