London: Perhaps the only thing we should be surprised about is that it took this long. The assumed demise of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the mercenary leader who mounted the greatest challenge to Vladimir Putin’s authority in two decades during a short-lived mutiny in Russia in June, was shocking but not a shock. We should not shed a tear for Prigozhin and we should never forget how Putin treats those who pose a threat to him. Poisonings, detainment, torture, disappearances, falls from windows, and now, probably, a plane shot from the sky. Putin, an ex-KGB officer, has maintained that the one thing he can’t forgive is betrayal.

Source: Libya Today August 24, 2023 00:29 UTC