Western media coverage of the near-coup by Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin and the alleged flight of President Vladimir Putin has led to much speculation. However, new revelations suggest the situation was more complex than first assumed.
According to initial reports, Putin was reportedly fleeing in a private jet while Prigozhin attempted a power grab. The reports suggested Putin was seriously weakened and his reputation tarnished. Yet Prigozhin ended his advance even before he could reach Moscow in exchange for staying in Belarus. And the reports of Putin's flight turned out to be urban legends.
What makes the situation even more mysterious is that Prigozhin had a private meeting with Putin five days after his alleged coup. This has led many to question whether the coup was really a failed attempt. In light of such a meeting, the answer seems unlikely.
In addition, it is interesting to note that Prigozhin has achieved his demand. About two weeks after the alleged coup, Putin fired the top commander of the Russian military, which was one of Prigozhin's main demands. This raises the question of whether the coup was a coup? Or was it an internal power struggle not against Putin, but ónder Putin?
There are strong arguments to suggest that the latter was the case. It seems that the so-called coup was a disguised power struggle that Prigozhin won. He managed to show that the top commander of the Russian military, Sergei Shoigu, was not acting to protect Putin when there were rumors of a Wagner military column with coup plans to Moscow.
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The developments raise more questions than answers, and the mysteries surrounding Russian politics continue. But what becomes clear from this incident is that the Russian political arena often looks more like a game of chess than a traditional democracy. In fact, the "coup" would have been nothing more than a move in a complex game of power and influence. And in this case, Prigozhin seems to have been the winner of this round.