Russia, the Wagner Saga, and the Human Condition

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149702974 BCX4"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW149702974 BCX4"><span class= "TextRun SCXW149702974 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149702974 BCX4">For a moment last week,</span></span> <a class="Hyperlink SCXW149702974 BCX4" href= "https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66006880?at_link_origin=BBCWorld&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_link_type=web_link&at_link_id=19637138-1264-11EE-8E00-52E9D772BE90&at_format=link&at_campaign_type=owned&at_bbc_team=editorial" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class= "TextRun Underlined SCXW149702974 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149702974 BCX4" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink">Russia seemed headed for a coup or even civil war</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW149702974 BCX4" lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149702974 BCX4">. After months of complaining</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149702974 BCX4">about</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149702974 BCX4">mistreatment by Moscow, the Wagner mercenary group marched on the capital.</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149702974 BCX4">Then came</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149702974 BCX4">dueling speeches by Wagner’s leader and Russia’s</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149702974 BCX4">p</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149702974 BCX4">resident, elites fleeing</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW149702974 BCX4">en</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW149702974 BCX4">masse, and an armored column outside the city</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149702974 BCX4">. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW149702974 BCX4" data-ccp-props= "{"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":0,"335559740":480}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149702974 BCX4"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW149702974 BCX4"><span class= "TextRun SCXW149702974 BCX4" lang="EN-