Mutiny and Menace: Putin's Russia on the Brink of Civil War

Yevgeny Prigozhin, a warlord and leader of the Wagner mercenary army, has seized control of key parts of southern Russia, including the strategic city of Rostov-on-Don, and threatened to march on Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin has denounced the mutiny as "treason" and warned of the possibility of civil war. Prigozhin claims to have Russia's best interests at heart and accuses the Kremlin of lying about the toll of the war in Ukraine. The situation remains difficult, and the loyalty of Russia's security forces will be key to how the crisis plays out.