Yevgeny Prigozhin turns away from Moscow - 25 June 2023

Ending his quest to take on Vladimir Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin has ordered his Wagner Group to stop their advance on Moscow.  Lukashenko of Belarus claims he has negotiated a peace between Prigozhin and Putin such that Prigozhin will go to Belarus and Putin will drop the charges of rebellion.

I am not involved in diplomacy, but I do not think this is the end.  Putin will return to Moscow and restore his reign, but Prigozhin is not to be found.  No one knows where he is and he has not commented on the (supposed) agreement.  I have two predictions, one for Prigozhin and one for Putin.

For Prigozhin, I predict a defenestration.  Wherever he shows up, it will be at the foot of a tall building with many windows.  It may have happened already or it may happen six months from now, but he will show up dead or show up not at all.  Putin will express regrets.

For Putin, I predict replacement.  He has been shown as weak and cowardly (fleeing to one's hideout is not a signal of bravery).  One way or the other, Putin will be deposed, probably by the end of 2023.  Some new gangster will take his place, and although I cannot guess who it will be, it will not be Prigozhin.

Time will tell. The situation is changing rapidly and reports are squirrelly.