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Matthew Sussex, Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University

Putin under pressure: the military melodrama between the Wagner group and Russia’s armed forces

Prigozhin Press Service/AP

As Russia’s disastrous war in Ukraine continues, another rant by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the bombastic chief of the paramilitary Wagner group, has laid bare the power struggle at the top of Russia’s military leadership.

Calling Russian commanders “stupid” and responsible for “criminal orders” last week, Prigozhin questioned whether the military could even defend Russian territory.

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