Prigozhin plane crash: What's next after Wagner Group leader's apparent demise?
ABC News spoke to experts about Vladimir Putin's possible strategy. While the circumstances surrounding the plane crash the U.S. assesses "likely" killed mercenary group leader Yevgeniy Prigozhin remain shrouded in mystery, Russia observers quickly concluded it was no accident, but rather an act of delayed vengeance orchestrated by the Kremlin. But if Vladimir Putin did order Prigozhin's plane brought down as payback for directing a short-lived armed rebellion in June, questions about why the Russian president chose to act now and what exactly he hopes to accomplish still swirl. The future of the Wagner Group, an influential paramilitary organization previously under Prigozhin's direction, is also unclear. ABC News spoke to analysts to about Putin's potential strategy, as well as the impact Prigozhin's death could have on Russia and other countries around the world. The leader of Russia's Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin is seen in an undis