Does Gerimasov wield sufficient power t
And trustworthiness to join Wagner here and march on what’s left of Putins crumbling coalition?
This IS how Ukraine “wins” or what passes for it’s best shot at winning. Will be curious to see if Putin stays the boogeyman here or is allowed to join Wagner and purge the others, military etc and end the Ukraine invasion.
Or does Putin go all out with what he has left including using tactical nukes inside his own nominal borders?
Prigozhin has publicly placed all of the guilt for the problems with the Ukraine invasion on Gerasimov and Shoigu, so I think subordinates of Gerasimov and Shoigu can come over to Prigozhin’s side but Gerasimov and Shoigu themselves are in a fight to the end with Prigozhin.
Putin, if he is even alive, is very slippery and if it looks like Prigozhin will prevail Putin could position himself on Prigozhin’s side.
But it wouldn’t shock me if Putin is dead or incapacitated and Bortnikov is running the country using Putin’s double as a front man.