Whether you believe Putin approved or not, I don't think it matters -- Prigozhin was asking Putin to overrule the MoD. The honorable leader blah blah petition

Whether you believe Putin approved or not, I don't think it matters -- Prigozhin was asking Putin to overrule the MoD. The honorable leader blah blah petition has occurred throughout Russian history, particularly under the Tsar and even persisting into the Soviet era.