Putin's shored up on the internal police structures w/ heavy equipment (ie can't happen again re march on Moscow), purged on the military hard line that aligned to prighozin.
then applied the coup d'état, no need to rush.
prighozin was already being called a dead man walking on state tv.
he also promised them amnesty if they backed down. This is another case in point that his word means absolutely nothing and any negotiation with him is pointless.
> prighozin was already being called a dead man walking on state tv
The same state TV where the war has been going great, mind you. Putin had to do this. But dramatizing it as anything but a weak leader having to consolidate control before being able--not willing, able--to retaliate is pure theatre.
Putin's shored up on the internal police structures w/ heavy equipment (ie can't happen again re march on Moscow), purged on the military hard line that aligned to prighozin.
then applied the coup d'état, no need to rush.
prighozin was already being called a dead man walking on state tv.