half support Prigozhin, half support Putin

According to the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, who gave an exclusive interview to CNN, the country’s intelligence was able to obtain more information regarding the approval of the Russians regarding the mutiny carried out by the Wagner Group during the past month. Considering this fact, support for the head of the paramilitary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was being evaluated by the Kremlin and after investigations ended up finding that it has support from about half of the population.

The opposition watched as Wagner’s fighters, who were led by Prigozhin, took command of military accommodations between two Russian municipalities, as well as heading to Moscow before a secretly arranged deal involving the Kremlin put an end to the rebellion for good. Prigozhin was exiled to Belarus after withdrawing his forces.

The incident has been scrutinized by Western analysts who have described it as a major threat to the power of Russian President Vladimir Putin, in speculation as to what the significance of this war-related development may be, in which Ukraine is slowly continuing its counteroffensive with the country. Russian.

“Half of Russia supported Prigozhin. Half of Russia supported Putin,” Zelensky revealed to CNN. “Some of the Russian regions were balancing themselves in the meantime not really knowing who to support.”

“We all see this process that shows that half of the Russian population is in serious doubt”, completed by saying.

The crack formed at the end of the rebellion, after fighters Wagner and Prigozhin himself prepared to pull out of Rostov-on-Don, despite Russian public support remaining high for the war that is still being fought between both states. .

Prigozhin’s vehicle stopped when a resident approached the car with the intention of shaking the hand of Wagner’s leader, in a scene shown through geolocated video and verified by CNN, while the other residents near them applauded the episode.

Featured photo: Destruction caused by the war in Ukraine. Playback/REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/CNN Brazil