Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (left) and Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.
  • MI6 leader said Vladimir Putin is likely feeling the "pressure" of Yevgeny Prigozhin's rebellion. 
  • "Prigozhin was his creature, utterly created by Putin, and yet he turned on him," Richard Moore told Politico.
  • Last month, Prigozhin's Wagner Group staged a brief mutiny against Putin's military leaders before backing down. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely feeling the pressure since Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin staged an armed mutiny last month, a top leader of Britain's intelligence service MI6 told Politico.