Quote of the day 25th June 2023

The mutiny by the Wagner group is "the beginning of the end" for Putin and "he's in very big trouble right now."

Mikhail Kasyanov

Former Russian PM says mutiny marks ‘beginning of the end’ for Putin

Mikhail Kasyanov, Russian Prime Minister under President Vladimir Putin from 2000 to 2004, but since leaving office a prominent critic of the current Kremlin regime, told the BBC that the events of this weekend mark “the beginning of the end” for the Russian president.

Kasyanov further expressed his view that the Wagnar coup has affected Putin's political stability.