Russia’s notorious Wagner mercenary group is likely “down-sizing” and restructuring after its short-lived armed mutiny in June, according to a new assessment. “There is a realistic possibility that the Kremlin no longer funds the group,” Britain’s defense ministry said in an intelligence update on Sunday. The Wagner armed rebellion moved from the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don in a march towards Moscow between June 23 and 24, in what experts described as a threat to the Kremlin’s stability and President Vladimir Putin’s leadership. Russian businessman and Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin prior to a meeting with business leaders held by…
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