The Power Struggle: Putin and Prigozhin's Post-Coup Battle
Despite the attempted coup by Evgeny Prigozhin's forces, the panic and disruption in Moscow were largely hidden beneath a facade of normalcy. Cash withdrawals increased, and some individuals sought to leave the country or find refuge in their dachas. However, many Muscovites displayed a sense of Russian fatalism and indifference, viewing the events as just another blip in the ongoing drama. Ultimately, Prigozhin's troops never reached Moscow, and a deal was brokered between Putin and Prigozhin, granting amnesty to the Wagner mercenaries involved in the coup and allowing Prigozhin to go into exile in Belarus.