What is the Significance of Prigozhin’s Revolt for Russian Security Policy?
What is the Significance of Prigozhin’s Revolt for Russian Security Policy?
Author(s): Anna Maria Dyner
Subject(s): Politics, Security and defense, Military policy, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Wagner Group; Yevgeny Prigozhin; Russia; security police;
Summary/Abstract: On the night of 23-24 June, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner Group private military company, which has been fighting in Ukraine and operating elsewhere, stood up to the Russian Ministry of Defence and began an armed march on Moscow. However, in the end he and his forces did not storm the capital, officially as a result of negotiations led by Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenka. Prigozhin’s actions will worsen the morale of Russian soldiers and mercenaries fighting in Ukraine but will not change Russia’s hostile actions towards NATO countries.
Series: PISM Spotlight
- Page Count: 2
- Publication Year: 2023
- Language: English
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