In an interview in the Russian newspaper ‘Kommersant’, Russian President Vladimir Putin admits that he attempted to replace Yevgeny Prigozhin as leader of the mercenary army Wagner. However, that attempt failed, the president said, after Prigozhin himself rejected the offer. After the short-lived mutiny at the end of June, Putin seems to want to cause a rift between the Wagner fighters and their current leader.
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Putin attempted to replace Prigozhin as Wagner boss after mutiny, but failed
