Prigozhin’s mutiny stunt shows Russian authorities they no longer enjoy monopoly on violence - Ukraine official

That’s according to Podolyak’s tweet, seen by Ukrinform.

Podolyak does not hide his surprise at Prigozhin's decision to quit his forces’ march toward Moscow.

"Prigozhin's phenomenal choice... You almost nullified Putin, took control of the central authorities, reached Moscow and suddenly... you retreat. Because one very specific intermediary with a dubious reputation (Lukashenko) promised security guarantees from the person (Putin) who ordered to destroy you in the morning. And for the fear that the Putin elite has experienced in the past 24 hours, this order will certainly be executed," the adviser to the head of the President’s Office noted.

However, in his opinion, there is also benefit from this situation: "Prigozhin humiliated Putin/the state and showed that there is no longer a monopoly on violence."

As Ukrinform reported earlier, on the morning of June 24, tensions between Wagner Group and Russia’s defense ministry spilled into a full-on military confrontation. Wagner’s units have seized administrative and military headquarters in Rostov before moving to seize Voronezh on their declared path to reach Moscow.

On June 24, Alexander Lukashenko, in coordination with Russian President Vladimir Putin, held talks with Yevgeny Prigozhin. Following talks, the Wagner Group leader said he had ordered his heavily armed convoys to stop the march toward Moscow and return to their field camps.Prigozhin announced his intention to reach Moscow.

Belarus’s Alexander Lukashenko, in coordination with Russian President Vladimir Putin, held talks with Prigozhin on June 24.

The same evening, the head of Wagner Group said he had ordered his heavily armed convoys to stop their march toward Moscow and return to their field camps.