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Means to an end Putin still hangs on as president. But we in the west can seal his fate

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s aborted insurrection against Vladimir Putin made for popcorn-gobbling viewing as Russia’s generous collection of war criminals challenged one another. But we are not passive observers of this show: each of one of us influences its ultimate outcome.

Putin appears weaker than ever – and for a ruler who relies on projecting strength, that’s a bad look. To further dull his fading aura of invincibility, and to ultimately lead to a reversal

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