Posted on 06/24/2023 4:23:59 AM PDT by vladimir998
Wagner took Rostov and Voronezh. Putin says Wagner chief stabbed nation in the back.
I doubt Putin is scared. This is either some kind of deception tactic or Prigo is gonna get drawn and quartered.
It’s all a deception. Trust nothing, believe none.
I'll take door number 2 Monty.
How would anyone know that?
Maybe they meant to say, "If I were Putin, 'I' would be scared."
So Putin - the nuclear armed dictator of Russia - might be deposed by Prigozhin - who is the impulsive and irrational leader of a convict army!
What could possibly go wrong?
Exactly what Biden and Co wanted
It is a armed rebellion by the Wagner leader over a contract and hate between himself and Shoigu, but it is not a civil war...yet.
Who will pay Wagner if they revolt?
Prigozhin is an unhinged traitor, probably being supported by the Oligarchs. The convicts who make up Wagner would be foolish to follow Prigozhin in his challenge of Putin. Personally I think Putin should have slapped down Prigozhin long before this.
It’s amazing how often similar things have happened.
It’s all a matter of circumstances. If the state structure is rickety, then a determined, charismatic man (or a madman, sometimes it doesn’t matter), kicking it in the right place, can take it down. Its happened before in Russia.
Yup. Exactly.
I’m not 100% sure, but I can probably say there are no good guys here.
Ask yourself why Putin didn’t slap down Prigozhin. I suggest you not come to a conclusion here, just consider the possibilities.
If Prigozhin is being supported by some faction of oligarchs then he is likely way more dangerous than he appears. He may have lots of “silver bullets” to use (”silver bullets” is a reference to the Chinese warlord era).
video Wagner forces in Rostov are deploying TM-62 antitank mines
https://rumble.com/v2w3s62-wagner-forces-in-rostov-are-deploying-tm-62-antitank-mines.html
“Who will pay Wagner if they revolt?”
They’ll live off the land. Not much meat left on the bones of Ukraine, Syria or Africa. Russia OTOH....
One man’s revolutionary is another man’s freedom fighter. Or what passes for one under the circumstances.
Americans above all should understand this.
History will either condemn or absolve Prigozhin.
Who are they trying to deceive? The Ukrainians? This is a pretty stupid way to do it, if so.
Putin fled Moscow. So did Medvedev.
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