What does Putin's standoff with Wagner mercenary group mean for Russia?

The march to Moscow by the Russian mercenary Wagner force of thousands came to a dramatic end on Saturday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin suffering severe dents to his armor that dispelled his indomitable image, according to critics. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of Wagner, who is also known as "Putin’s Butcher," reportedly came within 120 miles of Moscow before he agreed to a deal to go into exile in Belarus that was brokered by the country’s authoritarian ruler Alexander