Yevgeniy Prigozhin led an aborted military coup against Putin this weekend, got his mercenary army close to Moscow, turned around, and was assured safe passage to Belarus. Really?
What does this show? Putin’s weakness? Prigozhin’s miscalculation? Lack of support for Putin’s disastrous invasion of Ukraine?
My hope is this topples Putin and Russia leaves Ukraine. But Prigozhin is not some kind of force for peace and democracy. He is a brutal barbarian whose job in life is brutal slaughter of human beings.
Hoping for the best.
