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Putin reinforces his deep vulnerability via Yevgeny Prigozhin meeting

By Tom Rogan
Published July 10, 2023 4:37pm ET
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Putin reinforces his deep vulnerability via Yevgeny Prigozhin meeting
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos CEO Yuri Borisov during their meeting at the Krem in Moscow, Russia, Friday, June 30, 2023. | (Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

We’ve just learned that Vladimir Putin met with Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin just five days after the latter’s June 23 aborted rebellion. The meeting evinces just how vulnerable Putin feels he still is to the Wagner Group‘s military power.

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Russia Russia-Ukraine War Vladimir Putin Yevgeny Prigozhin