Still, without the Kremlin’s clear imprimatur, the group’s operations risk falling apart.
Even after the mutiny, Mr. Prigozhin, who handled the business side of the group, was flying to locations in Africa trying to reassure clients and continue operations.
His travels came amid reports that the Russian Defense Ministry was trying to assert direct control over some of his foreign operations.
But she suspected that future such operations might be more fractured.
She said that going forward there could be “many different actors fulfilling these roles, rather than one monopoly.”
Persons:
Putin, Prigozhin, Catrina, ” Ms, Doxsee
Organizations:
Central African, Russian Defense Ministry, Center for Strategic, International Studies
Locations:
St . Petersburg, Russia, Mali, Central African Republic, Libya, Africa, Moscow