Next 24 hours will be critical for Putin - CNN
The next 24 hours will be critical for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, writes CNN. American analysts call Prigozhin's armed rebellion "the most serious threat" to Putin in his 23 years in power.
Experts consider the military failures of the Russian Federation in Ukraine as the reason for this rebellion. And the only thing that can now save the Moscow elite from collapse is fratricide.
Separately, the Americans write that the Kremlin is unlikely to be behind the Prigozhin rebellion, as evidenced by the actual recognition of the Russian authorities about the loss of control over Rostov-on-Don.
However, CNN has suspicions that Prigozhin planned this for some time, as the Wagner mercenaries quickly packed up and moved to Rostov. "It's hard to do it spontaneously in a day," the article says.
According to analysts, perhaps Prigozhin simply wanted to push Putin to change the military leadership, but the reaction of the Kremlin dictator, who called the actions of his "cook" "betrayal" and "a knife in the back," says that the leader of "Wagner" did not succeed.
