Yevgeny Prigozhin, the boss of the private military company Wagner Group, attempted a "24-hour coup" against Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime, but the rebellion was called off before reaching Moscow. Analysts have said the attempted Coup was the biggest challenge to Putin and the Russian elite in decades and marks a deep political blow for Putin, who was able to avoid a dramatic and bloody standoff with his one-time ally. The attempted coup has raised questions about Russian power and has potentially sown the seeds of a battle of succession.

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