Sir Mark said: "But it's also the reason why I think this saga isn't finally over because I find it very hard to believe that Prigozhin will have a quiet, peaceful retirement in Belarus." The deal eventually struck by the pair to end the mutiny "is extraordinary" given Wagner shot down army helicopters and Moscow dug up roads to prevent their advance as if an attack was imminent, said the former ambassador. He said it was "striking" Vladimir Putin did not intervene at "a much earlier stage" in Yevgeny Prigozhin's increasingly rebellious actions.
"What the West doesn't want is complete chaos and a breakdown of law and order or civil war in Russia because that has all sorts of potential, damaging consequences given the country is still the largest nuclear weapons holder in the world," said Sir Mark. The issue would have been one discussed yesterday by Western leaders who were "clearly concerned" about the possibility. Sir Mark Lyall told Sky News a "breakdown of a law and order" in the country could have "damaging consequences".
The West does not want a civil war in nuclear-armed Russia, said a former British ambassador to the UN.
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