Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary force, speaks in Paraskoviivka, Ukraine in this still image from an undated video released on March 3, 2023.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary force, speaks in Paraskoviivka, Ukraine in this still image from an undated video released on March 3, 2023.
  • An investigative journalist predicted that the Wagner Group boss would either be killed or lead another coup.
  • After an aborted mutiny, Yevgeny Prigozhin and many Wagner troops agreed to move to Belarus.
  • A think tank said that Wagner troops were planning to return to Russia, suggesting the deal was collapsing.

The leader of Russia's mercenary Wagner Group will either end up dead or will lead another coup against Moscow within six months, a journalist said.