Newsweek | Putin Has Made Key Mistake With His Army Since Prigozhin’s Mutiny
Any purging of the highest ranks of the Russian military now will compromise Moscow’s ability to react quickly to Ukrainian operations, says HCSS strategic analyst Frederik Mertens in Newsweek. Ridding a military of politically unreliable elements never increases its efficiency; it not only purges capable officers, but also creates an insidious fear of missteps among those who remain.