He's the mafia boss but with the actual nation state resources. (we can thank him for not spreading polonium across all of London this time)
Whether the information is confirmed or not, it's honestly scary. He Protec but He Also Attac, and he never forgets.
Putin was literally unable to resist the Wagner's march on Moscow. He had to negotiate a cease fire. The dramatic move would have been eliminating Prighozin then, not two months later.
Putin's shored up on the internal police structures w/ heavy equipment (ie can't happen again re march on Moscow), purged on the military hard line that aligned to prighozin.
then applied the coup d'état, no need to rush.
prighozin was already being called a dead man walking on state tv.
The same state TV where the war has been going great, mind you. Putin had to do this. But dramatizing it as anything but a weak leader having to consolidate control before being able--not willing, able--to retaliate is pure theatre.