A day of 'remarkable political drama': The latest on Wagner's mutiny in Russia

Rebel Wagner mercenaries have U-turned on their advance to Moscow. What's next - and what does this episode say about President Vladimir Putin's grip on power? CNA speaks to foreign policy expert Dr Donald Jensen to find out.

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[m.hughes]

More anti Russian propaganda from the US. Some much needed factual objectivity would be a nice change on yr platform CNA.

[rahulmaron]

As a mercenary, whoever pays a good price gets the contract

[sweelim]

The guest is making political statement and not giving factual assessment of the situation. Not worth a cent to listen to.

[zhenwenlu]

Less people died in Wagner's mutiny compared to US's Jan 6 - Capitol attack.

[GigaTele]

6.2 billion from an unknown source hmm i wonder where that came from...

[casab]

Wagner monthly pay, overtime, bonus, special remuneration, idling charges, compensation of injured & die. Don’t you dare pay on time.

[zainiabdullah]

Oligarth Yvegeny Prigozhin's Wagner PMC planned to turn on Moscow failed miserably.
Brilliant chess move by Putin encircling wall around Rostove-On-Don with Ramzan Kadyroz's Akhmat Chechen forces.

"I believed that certain individuals could be trusted, that they genuinely loved their Motherland as true patriots, down to the very core of their being. BUT it has become evident that, driven by personal ambitions, greed, and arrogance, some people are willing to disregard any sense of affection and love for their Fatherland."
~ RAMZAN KADYROV, Head of Chechen Republic on Wagner PMC oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin
25 June 2023

[abednego]

Did didn’t he humiliate you guys first?

[bossybill]

Today will be noted in history, for the Brain Fart Coup.

[-worlds-on-earth]

There is only 1 winner in this President Lukoshenko!
If Prigozhin withdrew his forces both Putin and Prigozhin will be indebted to Lukoshenko.
If Prigozhin attacks Kremlin, Lukoshenko will still be protected from his adversaries by Prigozhin as he is smart enough to take advantage of this situation to be a mediator!
Whatever is the outcome Lukoshenko will be the winner!!!
Going forward, if Prigozhin is smart he must ensure Putin doesn't win this Ukraine war, his cronies, his and his entire family lives will certainty be annihilated by Putin once Putin regains his foothold after he wins this war!!!
That is how evil politic works!
Good

[wangchung]

Jensen's opinions are just that, his opinions.

[paspa]

It would have been much worse for Russia, if there were confrontations between the army.
But, thanks anyway, for your view.

[oseandepartmentofnarcotics]

SHOIGU SHOIGU DONT THINK YOUR SO LUCKY THIS TIME!!! I STILL WANT MY FACKING AMMUNITION

[devildevil]

He's will be safe in US or Israel 😂😂

[liarliar]

Next move is to persuade the Mercenaries to leave the key city of Rostov to deescalate the situation.

[lagrangewei]

CNA get the title right by correctly calling it is a mutiny... but honestly i am not surprise. 20, 000 men can't fight 1, 200, 000 men. NATO like to pretend Russia threw everything at Ukraine, but less than 1/5 of their military is in Ukraine. the bulk of it is facing off on the borders with NATO, that the reason why NATO does not dare to enter Ukraine. Russia still outnumbers NATO forces, they can occupy large part of NATO and there is nothing NATO can do about it.

Wagner plays was always a buff, and when the general talk to wagner boss and saying they won't make concession, the game was already over. afterall, all Wagner wanted was money, and money problem is no serious problem, Putin could pay them at any time. in the end the winner is Putin who has reduce the power of his minister as well as wagner boss.

[flemingg]

I hope Putin doesn’t go after the kids in the videos now.

[diazvirdani]

*Russia🇷🇺 still occupied oblast Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, Kherson, Crimea.*
Russia must end occupation & keep peace

[edmundtumaca]

Thanks God for saving Russia from chaos.

[tien]

Dear Dr. D. J.,
Please do contain your opinions to your own understanding and your guessing rather than hypothetically predicting the future's has not yet happened, as well as dragging China into your own remarks to make it more credible and appealing to the audiences..Period..