Russian armed forces and the Wagner Group’s private army had walked in fair unison so far; however, the relationship has hit the rocks, and that with a jarring momentum. It has strategic implications for the Ukrainian War and the stalemate situation there. Till the other day, Putin and Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner Group’s de facto Chief, seemed to be planning operations together, with logistics being the Russian army’s business. However, Bakhmut, the lone recent Russian victory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN3lBir3eRQ&t=3s The war has come home to Ukrainians. Even a few weeks back, a large percentage of...