“When you strike at a king, you must kill him”

In a recent surprising turn of events, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of paramilitary group Wagner Group, shifted his focus from Ukraine to challenging the Russian army and possibly Vladimir Putin himself. Wagner's forces briefly seized Russian territory and made a rapid advance towards Moscow before reaching a sudden halt and accepting a negotiated deal. The consequences of this insurrection remain uncertain, but it could have implications for the war in Ukraine, Russia's alliances, and most notably, Putin's future. Yevgenia Albats, a prominent journalist in exile from Russia, believes that Prigozhin's days may be numbered. Could this be the beginning of the end for the Russian dictator? “When you strike at a king, you must kill him” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson