How global stability could be rocked by the Wagner rebellion

A foreign affairs analyst says the Wagner Group rebellion in Russia is “the beginning of an end of Putin” and that has significant international implications.

Press PLAY below to hear why the rebellion could have a significant global impact

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group was poised to launch a military coup against the Russian army at the weekend, but it was called off following an agreement brokered by Belarusian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko.

Foreign affairs analyst Dr David Wright Neville says the rebellion has significantly damaged Putin’s reputation as a “master string-puller”.

“I don’t think this bodes well for us or for world stability,” he told Heidi Murphy, filling in for Neil Mitchell.

Image: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images