Wagner leader poses a threat to Putin’s Russia
Prigozhin’s lowly origins and criminal past appeal to strong anti-centre and anti-elite sentiment in Putin’s Russia
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- Criminal background
- Prigozhin's early career
- Prigozhin's rise to prominence
- Threat to Putin
- Prigozhin scenario's likelihood
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