Russian President Vladimir Putin draws on a multimedia blackboard as he tours an exhibition of perspective Russian brands before the plenary session of the Strong Ideas for a New Time forum, in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 29, 2023.(Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) Putin made two public appearances this week just days after the Wagner Group staged a revolt. The Russian president's sudden accessibility seemed to be an effort to maintain a facade of control. But military experts told Insider that the coup could be the beginning of the end of Putin's reign. Putin appears to be on the prowl for good publicity in the aftermath of the Wagner Group's armed uprising.The Russian president made two public appearances this week just days after the Wagner mercenary group, led by former Putin-ally Yevgeny Prigozhin, staged an armed revolt against the country's defense ministry.The sudden over-saturated public presence of Putin seems to be part of Russia's strategic attempt to pretend everything is totally fine as it fights a flailing war in Ukraine and tries to manage its own civil strife back home.