Russian journalist predicts Prigozhin will either die or attempt another coup soon: report

Russian journalist Christo Grozev has predicted that in the next six months, mercenary Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin "will either be dead," or attempt to carry out another rebellion against President Vladimir Putin, Business Insider reports.

"[Russian President Vladimir] Putin went on TV and called Prigozhin a traitor," Grozev said during a Financial Times interview, according to Insider. "Everyone knows what they do with 'traitors,' and Putin hasn't done that. He wants to see him dead. He can't do that yet. In six months, Prigozhin will either be dead, or there will be a second coup. I'm agnostic between the two, but I can't see neither of these happening."

He emphasized, "I said last January that Prigozhin would turn on Putin within six months — and it just fit within my timeframe."

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Prigozhin unsuccessfully tried to launch a revolt against Putin in June, which Ukrainian officials believe "was a sign of a burgeoning civil war in the country that invaded Ukraine 16 months ago."

The Messenger reported last month that Prigozhin "hasn't been seen in public since leaving the southern Russian city of Rostov on June 24."

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Insider's complete report is available at this link.