The Growing Threat of Putin's Private Army and Its Leader.

The Kremlin is reportedly losing patience with Evgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner paramilitary cartel, for his recent public denunciations of Russia's military leadership. Sources close to the Putin administration suggest that Prigozhin's erratic behavior may be due to his inability to keep a "personal promise" he made to the president. Prigozhin's statements about the Russian Defense Ministry are viewed as a "serious threat" by Kremlin officials, and a negative publicity campaign is being prepared in case he continues to break ranks. Security forces may step in if his behavior continues.