Could be a co-incidence, but two months ago was June 23rd - the withdraw from Ukraine and start of the advance on Moscow.

There was a moment everyone thought he chilled and became civilized, or that he is only a puppet of oligarchs... but he really seems to be literally the cruelest alpha mafia boss.

> Putin has the sense of drama

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.

revenge is a dish best served cold.

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.

he also promised them amnesty if they backed down. This is another case in point that his word means absolutely nothing and any negotiation with him is pointless.

> 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.