I’ve heard from a myriad of sources that Putin let Prigozhin live long enough so that Putin could identify others plotting against him. It could be that Prigozhin is dead and Putin is preparing to go after the others, whoever they are.
100% agree that Prigozhin is ALIVE and doing OK. This is most likely the biggest PysOp of the year. Too many variables just do not align with the careful way that folks with Prig’s conniving, scheming mind do things. Remember those off-the-wall, over-the-top, video rants Prig posted on his was to Moscow? All theater, with no real substance. V. Putin and a few other select folks are also in on ‘it’. From memory I recall certain elements in the Russian military, and others in the Russian power base have never liked the guy, and some hated him. However, since Prigozhin has an excellent, even ‘sneaky’ strategic military mind my thoughts are he is essential to assure Putin’s overall plans also work, or at least so far as his military plans are concerned. IMO, Putin and the folks in his smaller inner circle are going to flush out of power those who do not agree with them at some point.
Remember it was not so long ago when the collective West began placing so many ‘sanctions’ on Russia. At that time Russia’s Central Bank disagreed with Putin on several issues. Putin also reined in the power and money of a lot of the oligarchs. Bottom-line is the power struggle is not yet over, many more miles yet to travel, and who knows how many more will ‘fall’?