Posted on 06/24/2023 2:25:42 PM PDT by McGruff
The rebellious Russian mercenary commander who ordered his troops to march on Moscow before abruptly reversing course will move to neighboring Belarus and not face prosecution, the Kremlin said Saturday, as part of a deal to defuse a crisis that represented the most significant challenge to President Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades in power.
The charges against Yevgeny Prigozhin for mounting an armed rebellion will be dropped and the troops who joined him also will not be prosecuted, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced, and fighters from his Wagner Group who did not take part in the uprising will be offered contracts by the Defense Ministry.
Putin had vowed to punish those behind the armed uprising led by his onetime protege, whose forces seized a key military facility in southern Russia before advancing on the capital. In a televised speech to the nation, Putin called the rebellion a “betrayal” and “treason.”
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Agree. I read that they possibly flushed out a military source in Belarus, and I noticed at the same time Wagner is headed for Belarus.......maybe to kick some ass?
In dreams, Putin walks away.
He was probably at the table with the Wagner Group leader in Belarus toasting the sting op on the US State Department.
No one actually declares Putin wasn’t there, or where else he may have been. We will never know and don’t need to.
He was late to the plane departure for Belarus.
I want to pledge 50$ of my taxes to fight wars the USA needs to support the New World Order.
That's funny. Ho ho ho ho hohohohohohohohohohohoho...
They figured out they were never gonna have any shot on the battlefield and this stupid scheme was the best thing their little minds could come up with. That is, ALL of their little minds, nato fop minds, neocon wanker minds, hoho nazi minds....
And, of course, the minds of the little schlamiels and schlamolzzles who support those losers on forums like FR...
Putin would win any election anybody could hold in Russia with near 90% of the vote.
This stupid stunt was the hohos' last shot. You won't have to wait long to watch them surrender. Kind of like the scene on USS Misouri in Tokyo harbor in 45...
Apparently, Putin isn’t tired of “winning” just yet. An entire squadron of the Russian Air force was blasted out of Russian skies today by “friendly” forces. Humiliation for the Kremlin and its useful fools. Fortunately, they are too obtuse to notice their Tin Pot Tsar has no clothes.
Millions killed, eh, Dad?
Putin would win any election anybody could hold in Russia with near 90% of the vote.
You have to give credit to Putin. He’s shown today he can quickly dig trenches around Moscow, too.
He’s a deadman walking. There is no safety in Belarus.
this from the guy who compared putin to Jesus
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And Wagner will get away with this. Putin better watch out he doesn't get deposed from within.
And in the middle of the night, our time. One Ukie chick was exulting about how no “Russian trolls” (their code phrase for those of us who are against our tax dollars going to their little dancing queen with no accountability) were posting. She went on about how this signaled a “revolution” on FR and how the Ukies’ dissenters were “vaporized.”
I saw it this morning while having my coffee and found it hilarious. 🤣 These posts were made at 2:00, 3:00 a.m, CDT, but it wasn’t that conservative Americans were asleep; it was because we were vaporized.” 😄😆
This is some kind of ridiculous ploy that the USA should have no involvement in.
We should not be wasting billions in this craphole just to protect dirty diaper joe and all of his cohorts in congress.
It is disgusting.
I agree with everything you just said.
Chris Salcedo on Newsmax said pretty much the same thing on his show yesterday.
The United States is funding all sides of this suedo war in order to protect/destroy the bio labs in Ukraine. China is also doing their part. I believe covid (lab created bio weapon) originated in Ukraine. This “war” is a complete coverup of the money trail to US GOVERNMENT officials on all sides making shitloads of money from Ukrainian labs.
Wagner is done as of July 1st when their “soldiers” sign contracts with the Russian MOD. If they weren’t the Russian Air Force would finish them off.
I would tend to agree with that. The old saying is that if you are going to go after the King, you best not miss. Assuming this was even a serious attempt, they missed. Putin will have more control than ever now.
So, all you knowledgeable Russia hands, they let Prigozhan walk or he gets one in the head?
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Listen to Putin’s speech on the matter. He praised the Wagner group for their bravery, and highly successful operations in Ukraine. Keep in mind the Wagner group are “ legends” amongst many Russians due to their huge battlefield successes.
If you read Prigozhans statements, his actions were directed against the Russian military leadership, presumably Shoigu. He made accusations that the Russian military leadership had intentionally fired on a Wagner storm unit, killing many Wagnerites and simply not playing hardball with the Ukies.
Putting it all together: many Russians believe Ukraine should be steamrolled, use the full, unrestricted force of their military-flatten Ukraine - something Vlad has not done but may now be forced by public opinion to do.
Vlad is smart enough to know you don’t kill/ imprison a figure who is admired by many, that said, Wagner’s recruitment figures continue to increase.
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