“Prigozhin will hardly settle in Belarus docilely”

Berlin Mr. Lechner, you have been researching the Wagner Group and its boss Yevgeny Prigozhin for years. Did you see the developments of the past few days coming?
No. To me, Prigozhin’s push seemed more like an intense appeal to authority than an actual rebellion. This is how politics is made in a system of fear or a feudal system. You stand up, show your dangerousness and then get concessions. I think that Prigozhin overestimated the course of events and the developments slipped out of his hands. He overplayed his hand.