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Russian agents’ threat to family made Prigozhin call off Moscow advance (www.telegraph.co.uk)
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Details offer clue as to why Wagner Group abandoned coup attempt that revealed ‘real cracks’ in Putin’s authority

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[–] lightsecond@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I read somewhere that Putin threatened the families of Wagner officers and not Prigozhin’s himself. More plausible IMO because the chain is as weak as its weakest links. Putin might have found just enough leverage.