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Wagner's mutiny punctured Putin's 'strongman' image and exposed cracks in his rule

  • Written by Peter Rutland, Professor of Government, Wesleyan University
Wagner's mutiny punctured Putin's 'strongman' image and exposed cracks in his ruleOpen defiance in Rostov-on-Don.Feodor Larin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Less 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...

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