How secure is Putin's grip on power after the death of Wagner chief Prigozhin? | To the point

Yevgeny Prigozhin has been laid to rest. His Wagner group’s brief mutiny opened a troubling chapter the Kremlin now wants to close.

But are Wagner’s mercenaries ready to swear allegiance to the Russian state and be absorbed by it? What fate lies in store for this huge force that has intervened in conflicts from Africa to Ukraine?

Can Vladimir Putin win over ordinary citizens who share Prigozhin’s view that Russia is on the wrong track? And how much pressure is Russia under as the Ukraine war drags on?

Today, we’re asking "How secure is Putin's grip on power after the death of Wagner chief Prigozhin?"

Our guests: Ksenia Krimer (Historian), Gustav Gressel (Military analyst, ECFR), Wilfried Jilge (analyst on Eastern Europe, DGAP)

Chapters:

00:00: Opener
01:50 Prigozhin’s funeral shrouded in secrecy
03:40 How sure can we be that Prigozhin is dead?
04:00 Nothing is true and everything is possible
05:00 The possible involvement of Kremlin
07:00 What is Wagner without Prigozhin?
10:50 Prigozhin had become a loose cannon
12:50 Wagner was not part of the regular Russian state, but acted in Russia's interests
16:00 Prigozhin and his lucrative troll factory
18:20 Private armies will continue to play a role in Russia
20:00 Can Putin expect more betrayals in future?
22:40 The war is far from over
24:00 A grim mood at impromptu memorials to Prigozhin
24:30 But apathy amongst the public at large

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