Wagner Group founder urges Putin to end Ukraine war and declare victory.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Group, has criticized Russia's "deep state" and warned that Ukraine's planned counter-offensive is likely to succeed as Russia is in a state of "crisis." Prigozhin urged Russians to keep fighting and ignore the elites who want to cut losses. The Wagner Group has lost more than 30,000 soldiers in Ukraine and works more closely with the Russian military than Prigozhin portrays. Ukraine's leaders have hinted at their plans for a counter-offensive, which is expected to start in the "near future."