The uprising in Russia might be over for now, but it has left Vladimir Putin weakened.
The group’s leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has agreed to abandon his campaign against the Kremlin, but the damage may have already been done to Putin’s standing.
While Prigozhin has not been seen publicly since his forces have begun withdrawing from Moscow, he has taken a deal brokered by Belarus that would see him forced into exile.
In exchange, all possible charges of mutiny against him have been dropped.
While this may have averted disaster for Putin in the near term, it’s left the strongman leader weakened as he has been forced to accept help to essentially stave off a coup.
Belarus has been one of the Kremlin’s strongest supporters throughout the war in Ukraine, and now stores some of Russia’s nuclear armaments.
But Russia has problems everywhere.
The internal affairs of Russia played out at the same time the country is trying to build a new embassy in Australia’s capital.
A diplomatic clash has now erupted after the Australian government canceled the approval for a new Russian embassy to be built near parliament.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed the High Court’s decision to oppose Russia’s legal bid over the planned Russian embassy site near Parliament House.
