What options do Washington and its NATO allies have? Just wait and see?<\/p>\n
If Washington, NATO, Ukraine, are seen as backing Prigozhin, in cahoots with Prigozhin, it could have the effect of undermining whatever chances he might have to catalyze an end to the aggression. So the response has been properly to just let it unfold, with a bit of tongue in cheek commentary out of Kyiv, but otherwise bite-the-tongue restraint in D.C. and Brussels.<\/p>\n
Behind the scenes, of course, it\u2019s 24\/7 very close monitoring of everything and anything, and intense consultation. Twelve hours, 24 hours, 36 hours, of nail biting. But after all the Sturm und Drang, we could be right back where we started: Putin in power in Moscow and Ukraine facing a counteroffensive that will be very difficult to pull off.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cPutin has unwittingly launched a stress test of his own regime.\u201d Read Stephen Kotkin what Prigozhin\u2019s rebellion could mean for Russia\u2019s future.https:\/\/t.co\/sH0Iu9feqs<\/a><\/p>\n — Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) June 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n