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Prigozhin’s life and death exposed the rot in the Russian state

Russia’s compromised political system, which led to the Wagner Group’s mutiny, will continue to pose a risk for Putin.

A view shows a framed photo of Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin at his grave at the Porokhovskoye cemetery in Saint Petersburg, Russia

There are no optimistic scenarios for the Kremlin

After the mutiny, Moscow is centralising control over all armed forces, but that won’t save it from the looming crisis.

Russian President Vladimir Putin kisses a participant of a meeting in a street in Derbent in the southern region of Dagestan, Russia, June 28, 2023. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

What the rise of Prigozhin and Kadyrov tell us about Russia

The empowerment of Putin loyalists who command their own forces may not bode well for the stability of the state.

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 11, 2011 file photo, businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, left, serves food to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, during dinner at Prigozhin's restaurant outside Moscow, Russia. Russian news outlets say thousands of Russians have been deployed in Syria by a shadowy, private military contractor linked to Prigozhin. When President Vladimir Putin announced Monday Dec. 11, 2017 that Russia’s campaign in Syria was drawing to a close, he did not mention this secret force. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze, Pool, File)