Russian political analyst Tatiana Stanovaya said Prigozhin’s mutiny “wasn’t a bid for power or an attempt to overtake the Kremlin,” but a desperate move amid his escalating rift with Russia’s military leadership.

Source: https://sentinelcolorado.com/nation-world/world/russian-mercenary-leaders-exile-ends-revolt-but-leaves-questions-about-putins-power/

Stanovaya, who has long followed Kremlin decision-making, also said Putin’s nuclear threat is no bluff.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5457973/in-russia-ukraine-war-more-disastrous-path-could-lie-ahead-2/

Tatiana Stanovaya, of the Carnegie Endowment, said Mr Putin continues to believe he can achieve his goals by pressing the campaign.

Source: https://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/national/23341135.russia-ukraine-war-disastrous-path-lie-ahead/?ref=rss

“The problem is that this doesn’t look convincing, neither for the élite nor the country writ large,” Stanovaya said.

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-vanishing-acts-of-vladimir-putin