Putin seems to have decided to “throw” Prigozhin

Of course, in the context of the rebellion, one should not attribute all the laurels to Lukashenka, since he was “introduced into the negotiations” by the very representatives of the FSB, whom he reported about (as if by accident he let slip).

Moreover, the FSB is formally supervised by Bortnikov, but in reality by Patrushev.

So, in the country during the rebellion, a military coup actually took place, since the GRU, formally responsible for Wagner; The Russian Guard, responsible for “internal security”; The Ministry of Defense, which is responsible for repelling military infiltration, has disappeared altogether.

The country was indeed ruled by the FSB, but the “how” it ruled leaves many points of discrepancy.

Prigozhin, having left the GRU in 2022, went over to the FSB, coordinating his public activities with the latter.

The information agenda was also included here: the same network of “bots” and information crowbars that did not directly contact the FSB, but were fed from the hands of Prigozhin – at a price higher than the “average market”. (There was also one “prominent media expert” in this media group, who is now looking for a new dad).