The Unmasking of Putin's Weakness through Yevgeny Prigozhin's Rebellion.

The Russian mercenary commander who led a brief revolt against President Vladimir Putin's government has agreed to go into exile in Belarus, ending the challenge to Putin's power. The rebellion exposed vulnerabilities among Russian government forces, with Wagner Group soldiers under the command of Yevgeny Prigozhin able to move unimpeded into the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don and advance hundreds of kilometers toward Moscow. The deal announced by the Kremlin includes dropping charges against Prigozhin and not prosecuting Wagner fighters who took part, while those who did not join in were to be offered contracts by the Defense Ministry.