The former oligarch and anti-Kremlin Mikhail Khodorkovsky expresses himself in the star-Interview about the rebellion of Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin against the Russian government – and the consequences for Vladimir Putin’s regime.
An armed revolt against the Kremlin – from within its own ranks: the scenes that took place in Russia from Friday evening to yesterday afternoon surprised many analysts. Why did Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin start this rebellion?
For him, there was the danger that his private military company would be dissolved and its units returned to the Ministry of Defense. Without his private army, however, he would have lost his independent political role and possibly even had to fear for his life.