From CNN, “The investigation into the criminal case involving Yevgeny Prigozhin and his alleged involvement in organizing an armed mutiny is still active, Russian state news agency TASS said Monday, citing a source close to the Prosecutor General’s Office. ‘The criminal case against Prigozhin did not stop. The investigation continues,’ the source said about the Wagner founder, according to TASS. … However, neither Prigozhin nor his press service have confirmed a deal. Prigozhin has not been seen in public since his departure from Rostov-on-Don Saturday night.” Well, of course! You do realize Prigozhin is the black sheep of the Russian oligarchs, right?
I am not sure I believe anything about this deal is actually true; the “deal” is just as likely to have been an excuse for Prigozhin to turn tail and disappear. Whatever the truth, it’s all irrelevant because the guy is a dead man walking. Short and sweet. I’m pretty sure Putin would have agreed to anything to stop the march on Moscow, knowing whatever he “agreed” to would be null and void the second the former chef retreated. Putin understood this, and Prigozhin understood this too. There is a reason why the hot dog stand owner turned general has disappeared. He could already be dead, but it is more likely, at this point at least, that he is on the run, having abandoned his Wagner mercenaries and leaving them high and dry. I guess he doesn’t care for his soldiers after all, despite everything he claimed about them: They are his family, his brothers in arms, they are the best of the best, blah, blah, blah. So much for his loyalty! It’s all meaningless. Russians will return to their natural state of indifference, bringing them the “peace” of ignorance and apathy. They haven’t cared about their state of living for over 20+ years under Putin. Why would they start caring now? Answer: They won’t.