Wagner's mutiny punctured Putin's 'strongman' image and exposed cracks in his rule
- Written by Peter Rutland, Professor of Government, Wesleyan University
Open defiance in Rostov-on-Don.Feodor Larin/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesLess than 24 hours after the mutiny began, it was over.
As the rebelling Wagner column bore down on Moscow, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko brokered a deal under which Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to drop criminal charges against the mercenary leader...





