Hal Kempfer said the Russian leader 'could be very dangerous' as he seeks to regain his grip on power following a rebellion by Wagner Group mercenaries.
Experts and commentators have, marking the first time Putin has been directly challenged over his country's military failures in Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu attend a ceremony on June 22 in Moscow. Putin will"feel a tremendous need to reassert authority" after a rebellion staged by the Wagner Group reached halfway to Moscow before it was called off, a former U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer said on Saturday.in Ukraine in exchange for not facing criminal charges over the short-lived rebellion.
Even though it appears to have abated for now, for many the rebellion laid bare the fragility of Russia's military control and the"He took a couple of major cities," Kempfer said of Prigozhin."Rostov-on-Don, which is the southern region [military] headquarters—that is not an unsubstantial place to take. That is their major military headquarters for operations in Ukraine.", some expected him to"lash out" instead of negotiate a settlement.
"Assuming he comes back to Moscow, he's going to feel a tremendous need to reassert authority, to reassert at least the impression that he's in control, and that could be very dangerous," Kempfer said."A wounded animal can be much more dangerous. He may feel the need to compensate." It is unclear whether Putin is currently in Moscow or whether he left the capital. His airplane was spotted on a radar tracker flying northwest on Saturday, but his spokesperson
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