Wagner Group's Struggle for Power and Influence in Ukraine.

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has reported that there is no evidence to suggest that discussions have taken place among Kremlin leaders to "neutralize" the Wagner Group, despite claims made by the group's financier, Yevgeny Prigozhin. The ISW suggests that Prigozhin is laying the foundation to blame Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev for Wagner Group's failures and potential crackdowns the group might face, as well as for fabricating a scenario in which Wagner poses a domestic threat to Russia. Prigozhin has been frequently critical of Russian leadership and recently claimed that he was cut off from Russian government communication channels, a sign of possible retaliation by the Kremlin over the public criticism.