“Peskov: Putin had given orders to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Federal Security Service, Russian Guard Service due to the “attempted armed rebellion”. A VChK-OGPU source commented on the situation in Moscow’s Federal Security Service and Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs: “Everyone is up, arrived urgently. Now all the offices are like one big after-party. 80% of the staff reek of alcohol. Some of them can hardly stand on their feet. They can’t be armed or sent anywhere. Friday night’s the perfect time to start something like this. Everybody’s standing around, waiting for something. No introductions. A couple of hours more and there’ll be conflicts amongst them when they start to sober up”.
~ Anton Gerashchenko
“No matter how long #Prigozhin lasts, Putin will emerge from this crisis much weaker than before.”
~ Michael McFaul