«Wagner Rebellion Delivered a Massive Image Blow to Putin» – Vardan Voskanian

Iranologist Vardan Voskanian writes: “The ‘Wagner’ rebellion dealt a massive image blow to Russia and its leader personally. The only way to restore this image at this moment is to achieve an unconditional victory over Ukraine, hence it can be expected that efforts in that direction will be multiplied. The rebellion also presented the best opportunity to rid Russia of ineffective generals and generally refresh the military-political apparatus, which could elevate the governance of this country to a new level, one that is required for a nuclear superpower.”