Yevgeny Prigozhin’s "March on Moscow" has not enhanced his overall standing with ordinary Russians, according to the Levada Center, an organically Russian research group, not directly controlled by the Russian government, that conducts research on Russia.

"Poll reveals Prigozhin’s approval rating slashed in half in aftermath of insurrection, while Putin’s reportedly remains unchanged"
Meduza; June 29, 2023.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2...ly-remains-unchanged


This photo of a smiling Yevgeny Prigozhin is from 2022, and almost a year before the Wagner group maneuver inside of Russia that now coincides with a 50 percent nosedive in his popularity among ordinary Russians, according to the Levada Center.

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"Kremlin says Wagner chief Prigozhin met with Putin after attempted rebellion"
Anna Chernova for CNN; July 10, 2023.

quote Wagner private military company chief Yevgeny Prigozhin met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin after his short-lived mutiny at the end of June, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday. Putin held a meeting with more than 30 military commanders on June 29, and Prigozhin also attended, said Peskov during his daily call with the media. Peskov was responding to a report in the French newspaper Liberation, which said Prigozhin had been to the Kremlin since his abortive mutiny. “Indeed, the President held such a meeting. He invited 35 people, [including] all unit commanders and the leadership of the campaign, including Prigozhin himself.” “This meeting took place in the Kremlin on June 29 and lasted for almost 3 hours. Its details are not known. The only thing we can say is that the President gave an assessment of the actions of the campaign at the front during the special military operation, as well as of the events of June 24,” Peskov said, referring latterly to the short-lived uprising during which Wagner troops marched towards Moscow. “Putin listened to the explanations provided by the commanders and offered them further options for deployment and of further combat use," added Peskov. Last week, Peskov said the Kremlin had neither "the ability nor the desire" to track Prigozhin's movements. There has been widespread speculation about where the Wagner leader has been since the aborted mutiny on June 23-24. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko brokered an agreement for him to move to Belarus, but said last week Prigozhin was not in the country.

"I wouldn't mind if you took off my boots, Yevgeny." Discover the little known story of a young Yevgeny Prigozhin's very first business venture:
https://www.fiero.nl/forum/.../HTML/000762.html#p5

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"Abominable Showman: the rise of Wagner’s Yevgeny Prigozhin"

A good one, eh? I love those newsroom-style witticisms. Come up with a good "teaser" and I'll sit still just to watch paint dry. Like a famished man, wolfing a dinner plate's worth of flavored-up cardboard.

Paul Wood for The Economist "1843magazine"; June 12, 2023.
https://www.economist.com/1...rs-yevgeny-prigozhin

That was over a month ago.

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