"FT Predicts Wagner Leader Prigozhin's Grim Fate or Future Coup"

Investigative journalist Christo Grozev predicts that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of Russia's mercenary Wagner Group, will either be killed or lead another coup against Moscow within six months. Grozev's suspicions were sparked by an increase in telephone traffic between Russia's senior military. Prigozhin recently led an aborted mutiny against Russian military leaders but abruptly called it off and agreed to go into exile in Belarus. However, a US-based think tank suggests that aspects of the deal may be collapsing, with rumors circulating that Wagner troops are leaving Belarus and preparing to "activate" in Russia. The validity of these claims remains unclear, and it is uncertain how the Wagner Group will proceed and how Russian President Vladimir Putin might respond.