A day of peak tension witnessed in Russia when Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin halted the march on Moscow after an agreement brokered by Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko averted a civil war. According to many observers, history has highlighted the weakness of Vladimir Putin, whose power until yesterday seemed unshakable. “We don’t sell the bear’s fur until we catch it,” says Toni Capuozzo, a veteran war correspondent who spoke during the Fourth Republic special hosted by Nicola Porro on Rete 4. The journalist disagrees with the above readings: “Putin played very well, he enabled Prigozhin to do no harm. Now we will probably see him at the head of the Wagner group in Africa, which is engaged in Ukraine and under which it will return Removal of his enemies from the military leadership would be “a reward for Prigozhin” from Putin.
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Capuozzo then provides an interpretation of the facts that baffles the conductor: “If something doesn’t kill you, it makes you stronger. Putin is stronger than he was 24 hours ago, for better or worse.” “But how is it stronger?” Porro bursts out, visibly surprised at his guest’s departure. “I want to understand, why are you saying that? This is not a controversy. In my opinion, Putin is weaker now…”, says the conductor. “Russian democracy is not a democracy where the polls count,” argues Capuozzo, “who is stronger wins, and who proved that today?”
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The rhetorical question does not convince Porro: “There is a gentleman who has allowed himself to reach 200 kilometers from Moscow with 25,000 men.” to gain from violence,” emphasizes Capuozzo. “Now there is disappointment in Kiev, in Rome, in Brussels. There are those who hoped for a counter-offensive.” “March from Progozhin” is the latest push that is likely to cause controversy in the coming days.