Ukraine war: a closer look at Putin's inner circle

Telegraph journalists took a closer look into Russia's President, Vladimir Putin and his closest allies. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the mercenary group, called off his advance on Moscow and has gone into exile in Belarus after striking a deal with the Kremlin. The leverage that Prigozhin developed over the last few years clearly altered his vision, leading him to believe that his authority outstripped Russia’s generals and even Sergei Shoigu, the defence minister. With this in mind, his march on Moscow was not an attempted coup d’état aimed at replacing Vladimir Putin, but rather a fight for the redistribution of power, influence and wealth. A top Russian general has reportedly been detained after Vladimir Putin launched a purge targeting supporters of the Wagner mutiny at the weekend. Sergei Surovikin, the former commander of Russia’s forces in Ukraine, nicknamed “General Armageddon”, has not been seen since early on Saturday when he released a brief video calling on the mercenaries to end their rebellion. #russia #putin #kremlin Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscribe/digitalsub/3for1/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_pvid_conversion-subscription_editorial-iniative_03-22_EGW-13_organic_youtube Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.