On June 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s chef and the founder of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin staged an almost-successful coup. In doing so, he effectively annihilated the notion that Putin can control his own country. How was Prigozhin able to move so quickly? First, take note of a message sent by Prigozhin’s deputy, Andrey Troshev, to all army units in southern Russia. It says that “from June 21 to July 5, Wagner will be moving its units” to Russia to “sign an agreement with Russian security structure (not a Ministry of Defense).” Vladimir Osechkin of Gulagu.net, a specialist...