The director of the CIA believes that Putin has yet to play all of his cards against Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Right now, Putin is buying time and seeing how he can still benefit from Prigozhin and Wagner Group.
But Putin is the 'ultimate apostle of payback' CIA director William Burns said at the Aspen Security Forum.
CIA Director William Burns, speaking at the Aspen Security Forum 2023 on Thursday, discussed Prigozhin's failed mutiny and the potential blowback to come.
For now, Burns said, Putin is buying time, but when the time is right, Prigozhin may have a target on his back.
Persons:
Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin, William Burns, Wagner, Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden, Prigozhin's, Burns, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly, Prigozhin, Russia's, Alexander Lukashenko, Kelly
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CIA, Wagner, Aspen Security, Service, Wagner Group, Belarusian
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Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Russian, Rostov, Moscow, Belarus, Ukrainian, Bakhmut, Syria, Africa