Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is a “dead man walking” after leading a botched rebellion against Vladimir Putin, according to Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group.The weekend’s armed revolt by Prigozhin, a former Putin ally who founded the Wagner private militia group, was widely seen as the biggest threat to the Russian president’s 23-year grip on power. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the episode exposed “cracks” in the Kremlin that was not previously seen.Prigozhin is “kind of dead man walking at this point,” Bremmer said on “Squawk Box Asia” Monday. “I would be very surprised that he’s still with us in a few months’ time.”This Prigozhin-led revolt was unprecedented new ground for Putin, who had until then been able to swiftly put out the occasional unarmed protest. On the weekend, the Wagner mutineers got within 200 kilometers from the capital of Moscow before their leader made the abrupt announcement to abort the mission.Anyone that believes that Putin is suddenly is on the brink of leaving power, also needs to recognize that’s not where we are.Ian Bremmerpresident, Eurasia Group”Putin has imprisoned and assassinated people for far less than what Prigozhin has done to him,” Bremmer added. “It’s inconceivable to me that Putin will allow him to live any longer than is absolutely necessary.”The Wagner fighters’ march toward …
