This article discusses the resolution of the crisis in Russia, sparked by a brief armed rebellion against President Vladimir Putin by the Wagner mercenary force. The agreement saw the group's leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, go into exile in Belarus, weakening Putin's power and becoming a defining test of President Joe Biden's foreign policy decisions. The outcome of the crisis is certain to reverberate in the 2024 presidential race, offering a referendum on Biden's attempt to defang Putin.
