Posted on 06/25/2023 4:09:20 PM PDT by Libloather
An ex-CIA analyst has claimed Vladimir Putin 'orchestrated' the coup with Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhi in a 'classic false flag' to try to make the West believe his army had weakened.
Rebekah Koffler told Fox News' Eric Shawn on Saturday the coup was staged as a way for the Russian leader to boost his political power and he will eventually 'gain momentum, mobilize additional personnel, and re-energize his offensive on Ukraine.'
Prigozhin's forces moved from their camps in Ukraine into Russia on Friday and took over a regional military command in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, before advancing toward Moscow.
Just as suddenly, the advance was called off on Saturday, and Russian state media said the Wagner troops would return to Ukraine while Prigozhin would flee to neighboring Belarus.
'So again, what has changed from this in the last few hours? All of a sudden he decided to turn his troops around and made this deal? No, this is all staged,' Koffler said, adding that Putin wants us to believe he is weak.
'Putin wants us to believe that he's weak, that there's an ongoing threat of a military insurrection,' Koffler claimed.
While Koffler's credentials are bona fide, it's unclear why Putin would let it go so far.
She continued: 'So this is a pretext to declare martial law, which Putin has already done. He made an amendment today that anybody who is violating the martial law is going to be imprisoned for 30 days. Another very interesting and revealing point is that Putin just authorized that men with a criminal record can join the military.'
'So this is a justification for extra mobilization of the Russian forces to send them to the meat grinder in Ukraine. It is also to demonstrate to President Biden...
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Sounds about right. Way too orchestrated. And weakened? Hardly. The opposite - even further tightened his dictatorial grip on institutions and the populace who hardly want an outside military organization taking over the country.
Bona fide liar?
Who trusts the CIA to tell the truth?
There are multiple possibilities — we don’t and WON’T know the real reasons for months or years - if at all.
I’d rather not speculate on the why, not even on the what’s next - but rather focus on the day to day happenings
Ten crew were on board, according to Russian Channel One correspondent Irina Kuksenkova.
It is likely a “high ranking general” and other top brass were on board, revealed the former Soviet military tactician and politician Viktor Alksnis, now an analyst known as the Black Colonel.
But he indicated the death toll was almost certainly higher, amid reports that the Russian state media has been ordered to obscure the true figure.
“I assume that the total number of cabin crew and task force on board the Il-22 ranged from 15 to 20 people. They all died,” he posted.
Putin also lost a regular Mi-8, a Ka-52 strike helicopter and an Mi-35.
“As a result of the destruction of five helicopters and one aircraft by the Wagner rebels between 34 to 39 people were killed,” estimated Alksnis.
Big shovel of BS
I was suspicious as well, but the Half Wit in the White House and his butt sniffing underlings have bought it hook, line and sinker.
This just makes it look like Russia is a ten-cent dictatorship, even if it was a fake-out. I don't think the common Russian is gung-ho to go to Ukraine already. Seeing parts of the military mutiny is not a winning strategy. If it is part of a war strategy, it just looks desperate.
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