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Despite the initial momentum, the rebellion was curtailed after Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus, mediated a deal between Prigozhin and the Kremlin, resulting in the relocation of Vagner forces to Belarus. Just two months later, however, Prigozhin died under suspicious circumstances in a plane crash widely speculated to have been orchestrated by Putin’s regime.
The Vagner Rebellion stands as a unique moment when Putin’s grip on power appeared genuinely threatened, raising intriguing questions about the potential outcomes had Vagner continued its advance on Moscow. Could Prigozhin have toppled Putin? Or would this have spiraled into a full-fledged civil war in Russia?