Change in regime is 'far closer' after Wagner Group rebellion, Putin critic says
Former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky told ABC News the opposition must prepare to exploit future uprisings. Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the exiled former oligarch and one of Vladimir Putin's best-known critics, has campaigned for years to end the Russian leader's rule. Over the weekend, as Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin's rebellious fighters advanced towards Moscow, Khodorkovsky stood out among Russia's liberal pro-democracy opposition in calling for people to support the mercenary revolt and to seize upon it as a chance to finally bring down Putin's autocratic regime . Despite it fizzling hours later, Khodorkovsky told ABC News that Prigozhin's uprising had exposed Putin's regime as extraordinarily weak and showed Russia's democratic opposition should prepare now to take advantage of similar opportunities. People walk down the street towards the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, June 25, 2023. Dmitri Lovetsky/AP "A change in regime has become ...