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Kremlin moves to rein in Russian mercenary boss Prigozhin
XM News ^ | 2/13/2023 | Reuters

Posted on 02/13/2023 12:36:00 PM PST by marcusmaximus

His private army is pushing hard to give Russia a battlefield win in Ukraine, but mounting evidence suggests the Kremlin has moved to curb what it sees as the excessive political clout of Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary group.

Prigozhin, a 61-year-old ex-convict, has grabbed headlines in recent months over his bloody role in Ukraine and is sometimes portrayed in the West as a real-life James Bond villain.

Shaven-headed and fond of coarse language, he has made a splash in Russian-language media too where he has revelled in being sanctioned by the West, publicly insulted Russia's top military brass, tried to parlay battlefield success into Kremlin favour, and detailed his recruitment of tens of thousands of convicts for his private army.

His profile became so prominent that allies and analysts began speculating he was angling for an official job or career in politics.

There is growing evidence now though that the Kremlin has moved to nip such speculation in the bud, ordering Prigozhin to halt his public criticism of the defence ministry while advising state media to stop mentioning him or Wagner by name.

Prigozhin confirmed last week he had also been stripped of the right to recruit convicts from prisons - a key pillar of his nascent political influence

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To: JonPreston

Put your money down, Clown.


21 posted on 02/13/2023 1:28:48 PM PST by dennisw ("You don't have to like it. You just have to do it")
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22 posted on 02/13/2023 1:30:44 PM PST by JonPreston
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To: marcusmaximus

General SVR’s Telegram update from today:==

GSVR is a ukie psyop. Very known. Only stupid’s people listen them)))..


23 posted on 02/13/2023 1:52:30 PM PST by nickfrost1
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To: nickfrost1

Nine days until Putin’s “Victory” concert…


24 posted on 02/13/2023 1:56:12 PM PST by marcusmaximus
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To: JonPreston

“Warmongers who refuse to fight are cowards.”

Hey, Sparky; I don’t see your cowardly ass fighting alongside your Russian comrades. You know, the Russians who invaded Ukraine in 2014 and 2022; the Russians who started this war you so eagerly cheer on.


25 posted on 02/13/2023 2:05:25 PM PST by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: ought-six

Have you got those rules for me or are you lying 🤥?


26 posted on 02/13/2023 2:08:39 PM PST by JonPreston
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To: JonPreston

Have you got those rules for me or are you lying?

We’ve been waiting for...what? two weeks now? Has it been that long since you promised to post them?

You’re a fraud and a phony, Sparky. You and Sparkette, your little transitioned friend.


27 posted on 02/13/2023 2:23:35 PM PST by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: marcusmaximus

SS vs SA again. Fortunately, this time it’s Nazis with special needs on both sides.


28 posted on 02/13/2023 2:28:15 PM PST by Grzegorz 246
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To: ought-six

I showed you the rules, and stop calling me Sparky!


29 posted on 02/13/2023 2:35:19 PM PST by JonPreston
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To: JonPreston

“I showed you the rules, and stop calling me Sparky!”

You’re a liar, Sparky; and you know it; and so does everyone else.

So, post them right now, on this thread. Do it, Sparky. Or man up and admit you’re a fraud.


30 posted on 02/13/2023 2:57:06 PM PST by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: marcusmaximus

There’s not much funny about this whole sordid affair.

Except the childish fights between the pro-Russia FReepers and everyone else. They’re pretty hilarious.


31 posted on 02/13/2023 3:45:42 PM PST by jdsteel (PA voters elected a stroke victim and a dead guy. Not a joke.)
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To: marcusmaximus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckX76lHiMDQ

Alex Christoforou of The Duran: "Looking at the physical reality of the situation. There are no tanks, there are no fight jets and there is no ammo to give.

"Tanks and fight jets, if there are available to give, the time it would take to train (Ukraine soldiers) will take too long.

"It's not going to make a difference. Everyone knows it isn't going to make a difference. It's obvious.

"We've even had commanders in the Polish military, former ones, that have said it's over.

"Ukraine doesn't have the ability to launch an offensive."

32 posted on 02/13/2023 8:04:57 PM PST by Kazan
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To: dennisw

He’s come even even further from his days of sucking cock in a russian prison in the ‘80’s. Talk about a rags-to-riches story...


33 posted on 02/14/2023 1:37:38 PM PST by lump in the melting pot (Believe nothing until it is denied by the Kremlin)
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To: marcusmaximus

You know how it goes in the Kremlin. When one door swings shut, another window opens...


34 posted on 02/14/2023 1:38:12 PM PST by lump in the melting pot (Believe nothing until it is denied by the Kremlin)
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