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A joyous future: Putin will win Prigogine, but does not recover from the rebellion - the US diplomat

According to the former US Ambassador to the Russian Federation Michael McFol, now the Kremlin head cannot liquidate Prigogine. So he will make him a "martyr". This cannot be allowed. Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be able to recover after the military rebellion of the head of PEC "Wagner" Yevgeny Prigogine. His power is undermined, and reputation as an invincible leader was severely injured. This was stated by the former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFol in his blog on Substack.

According to the American diplomat, despite the fact that Prigogine and his mercenaries decided not to get involved in the battle for Moscow, the Putin regime was caused significant harm. McFol noted that now the Kremlin head cannot liquidate Prigogine. So he will make him a "martyr". This cannot be allowed. At least as long as there are many armed people in the Russian Federation, loyal prison. Therefore, Putin will expect a convenient moment. "Putin will keep power.

He also noted that the rebellion of Prigogine would enable the Kremlin head to exacerbate repression against Russian society. Both cleansing among special services and military and strengthening of laws in the Russian Federation can be observed in the coming months or weeks. "After all, I will not be surprised if Prigogine either disappears from public life or is a worse fate," McFol said.

The American diplomat said Putin will win Prigogine, but in the long run - the future of the President of the Russian Federation is very unenviable. "His image of the invincible leader was severely injured. He does not recover," McFol said. We will remind that on July 3, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Putin weak because of the uprising of the "Wagner".