The Intriguing Saga of Prigozhin and the Wagner Rebellion
TL;DR
The Kremlin is working to discredit Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the boss of the Wagner mercenary group, and portray President Vladimir Putin as a strong leader who saved Russia from civil war. State-controlled media is smearing Prigozhin as a greedy opportunist, while allowing him to return to Russia and recover his assets. The Kremlin's propaganda campaign aims to demolish Prigozhin's reputation, increase repressions, and rebrand Putin as a unifying figure. Prigozhin's popularity soared before his short-lived rebellion, but the Kremlin is now trying to erase him politically.
- Kremlin smears Wagner boss Prigozhin, hailing Putin as Russia's savior The Washington Post
- Putin critic has theory on why Prigozhin's home got raided CNN
- Two Weeks After Wagner Revolt, Prigozhin Remains Crucial to Putin The Wall Street Journal
- Wagner coup cost Russia suspiciously little money The Japan Times
- Wagner rebellion: Amidst raging Russia-Ukraine war, internal and external implications of the private militia mutiny Firstpost
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