Posted on 06/23/2023 12:54:42 PM PDT by libh8er
..."The Ministry of Defense is trying to deceive the public and the president and spin the story that there were insane levels of aggression from the Ukrainian side and that they were going to attack us together with the whole NATO block," the Russian businessman said. "The special operation was started for a completely different reason."
Prigozhin was echoing a main reason that Putin gave for justifying his decision to invade Ukraine last February—NATO expansion near Russia's border—but avoided naming the Russian leader. Instead, Prigozhin ramped up his months-long criticism of Shoigu.
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine was a "poorly planned operation" that embarrassed Russia's military, said Prigozhin. He has often complained about weapons shortages for his Wagner troops.
"Shoigu killed thousands of the most combat-ready Russian soldiers in the first days of the war," he added.
"The mentally ill scumbags decided, 'It's OK, we'll throw in a few thousand more Russian men as 'cannon fodder.' 'They'll die under artillery fire, but we'll get what we want'," the Wagner chief added. "That's why it has become a protracted war."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
I guess he must be a neocon.
In reality, I think he knows that Ukraine will eventually win, so he is switching sides to prevent being tried as a war criminal.
Hence why the Russians suddenly attacked their “allies”. They knew they were negotiating to switch sides.
LOL
Lying is so stupid
May putin and prigo destroy each other
May it be so!
I think I preferred it when Karine Jean Pierre was the go to source of disinfo for Team Uke Corruption instead of this comedian.
This Prigozhin guy is a chef not a military strategist. He sure took long enough and got alot of his men killed taking one deserted city.
You, sir, are a Neocon.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/blinken-ukraine-russia-attack-short-notice-invasion-fears-mount-rcna12691
President Joe Biden predicted Wednesday that Russia will invade Ukraine... But Biden appeared to hedge his threats, distinguishing between a "minor incursion" and a full-blown attack. "And it depends on what it does. It’s one thing if it’s a minor incursion and we end up having to fight about what to do and not do," Biden added.
Apparently the Russian military blew up a Wagner camp in retaliation for that video where he coolly accuses the LDPR and RF commanders of faking the genocide accusations while looting the Donbas - and Prighozin’s gone totally ballistic.
He’s literally said he’ll be “marching on Moscow”.
I don’t trust either of them.
I wish both sides the best of luck in destroying each other. Good riddance!
Ha, no. Just a realist
Russian Civil War - Part Dva.
me neither
How is that Ukrainian counteroffensive going? You know the one neocons promised would yield results?
Whatever is going on, how much is this going to cost us?
Is Prigozhi attempting to start a civil war?
Full message of Prigozhi “declaring war on the Russian Ministry of Defence:
“PMC Wagner Commanders’ Council made a decision: the evil brought by the military leadership of the country must be stopped.
They neglect the lives of soldiers. They forgot the word “justice”, and we will bring it back.
Those, who destroyed today our guys, who destroyed tens, tens of thousands of lives of Russian soldiers will be punished.
I’m asking: no one resist. Everyone who will try to resist, we will consider them a danger and destroy them immediately, including any checkpoints on our way. And any aviation that we see above our heads.
I’m asking everyone to remain calm, do not succumb to provocations, and remain in their houses. Ideally, those along our way, do not go outside.
After we finished what we started, we will return to the frontline to protect our motherland.
Presidential authority, Government, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Rosgvardia, and other departments will continue operating as before.
We will deal with those who destroy Russian soldiers. And we will return to the frontline.
Justice in the Army will be restored. And after this, justice for the whole of Russia.”
https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1672314259907158028
Going pretty nicely right now. Maybe they’ll liberate Kazan soon.
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