Analysts say Vladimir Putin may struggle to purge the government of his former mercenary leader’s contacts
Yevgeny Prigozhin documented hundreds of appointments with senior Russian government officials in a decade-long calendar that shows the Wagner chief’s deep access to the Kremlin.
While the leader of last month’s rebellion in Russia only referred to Vladimir Putin twice, he maintained regular contact with military commanders and regional governors.
Putin has denounced his former mercenary leader as a traitor but analysts have said that the Russian leader may struggle to purge the government of Prigozhin’s contacts.
The calendar, which runs up to 2021, was first uncovered by Business Insider earlier this year which has said that it was important to re-analyse after Prigozhin’s failed mutiny.