Wagner Mutiny Deepens Divides in Russian Opposition

"The Wagner mercenary group’s rebellion against Russia’s military leadership has further
split Russia’s anti-Kremlin opposition, which is already largely divided over a litany of issues and geographically scattered in exile. 

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, an exiled former oil tycoon turned opposition figure, swiftly emerged as the most vocal of Prigozhin’s unlikely supporters, while allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny repeatedly cautioned their followers against pledging allegiance to either side.

Khodorkovsky, who has over 230,000 followers on Telegram and over 608,000 on Instagram, later urged his followers to “arm themselves,” noting that the rebellion “proved that only armed people can stand up to dictatorship.” MT