Yevgeny Prigozhin has fallen out of favour with Putin after he gloated that his fighters were more superior and successful than Russia's conventional
Prigozhin claimed his fighters had single-handedly taken control of Soledar
Putin is said to have felt threatened by Prigozhin's rise and self-assertion
anyone say coup?
@disk4mat shake shake shake that jar of spiders
@disk4mat not sure Prigozhin has the juice. I'd be surprised if the FSB hasn't been keeping an eye on all relevant players, ready to move at a moment's notice. What does a private military force really mean in a state like Russia? Then again, who knows how much Putin's bankrollers and loyalists have been waivering in the past year...