Russia accuses Wagner chief of mutiny for denouncing 'evil' perpetuated by military elite

Russia accused Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner private mercenary group, of calling for an armed mutiny on Friday after he alleged, without providing evidence, that the military leadership had killed 2,000 of his fighters and vowed to stop what he called its 'evil.' Keir Giles, a senior consulting fellow at Chatham House, weighs in on the emerging crisis in Russia.

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