Given what we know now about Prigozhin's rebellion – particularly that some 3/4 of Wagner refused to participate – it's likely Putin knew about the plot well in advance and, ever the judoka, allowed it to go forward for reasons of his own.
What reasons? Short thread: ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/eQDcrokNSm
— Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) June 25, 2023
1. Consolidation of power. Most of the Russian political class vocally lined up in support of Putin during the incident. Those who did not have doubtless been noted and can expect unusual but plausibly-deniable deaths in the near to medium term.
— Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) June 25, 2023
2. Fully discrediting Prigozhin as a leadership figure. Simply killing or arresting him would have run the risk of turning him into a martyr, particularly among his well-armed mercenary army. Now he's a traitor in exile with no troops to speak of.
— Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) June 25, 2023
3. Full integration of Wagner into the regular Russian military. To the extent that the Wagner Group is allowed to continue to exist going forward, it will act as a fully integrated branch of the Russian security services rather than a semi-independent actor.
— Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) June 25, 2023
4. Wringing the last bit of tactical usefulness out of Prigozhin's antics, which have spurred many disastrous Ukrainian counterattacks aimed at taking advantage of "chaos" in the Russian camp. The AFU redoubled their efforts in the last two days with huge losses and few gains.
— Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) June 25, 2023
I think it's fairly clear at this point that to the extent Prigozhin's various incendiary statements and acts over the last few months have been a "psyop," he wasn't in on the joke. RuMoD clearly let him run wild and exploited the predictable Ukrainian responses.
— Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) June 25, 2023
It's also obvious that if the regular Russian military was refusing to give Wagner a blank cheque of support over the last few months, their reasons for doing so were excellent. Prigozhin was as dangerous to Russia as Ukraine and required very close supervision and control.
— Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) June 25, 2023
Prigozhin's timing was likely spurred by his longtime anti-RuMoD talking point that "only Wagner brings victory" getting discredited daily in Zaporozhe. His outsized importance to the Russian war effort – and his standing as a warlord – was shrinking before his eyes.
— Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) June 25, 2023
He may have himself been banking on a Russian military collapse to seize power riding a wave of disaffection and demoralization. Which quite neatly explains many of his recent statements denigrating the efforts of the Russian Army in seeing off the Ukrainian spring offensive.
— Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) June 25, 2023
And how did it all end? Well, Prigozhin wound up and threw his punch – and found himself flat on his back with no idea how he got there. Remarkably on point.
Of course Western outlets will try to paint this as a loss for Putin, but let's be honest – that's cope. pic.twitter.com/fBqKqkCr0f
— Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) June 25, 2023
Snide addendum summing up my thoughts on the matter: https://t.co/oEOOFe5qCZ
— Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) June 26, 2023
YOU CANT HAVE A CIVIL WAR WITHOUT CIVILIANS silly goose
Our media needs to delete itself freedom fighters to terrorists in less than 7 hours.
Our IMC loves a good dicktater/dickpianist with billions of tax payer dollars to toss around. Zelensky also says after he is victorious he will flood the country with Africans, cause its done so much good for Europe.
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There is a 400 billion dollar plan to rebuild Ukraine Im sure Bidens brother will get the contract, Zelensky already bought property outside Ukraine.
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/5128/france-no-go-zones
6/26/2023 – Desperate Ukrainian Commander Murders His Own Men
As NATO fails to get support for this proxy war, the world is coming together to demand it ENDS now.
Popular Trump continues to destroy his opponents in the polls, one large reason being his promise and demonstrated ability to keep the world largely peaceful.
HE’D END THIS WAR OVERNIGHT.
Trump 2024. Save our democracy.
Nate…..(scolding tone)
Save our Republic, where individual rights are foremost.
Yes yes. I know.
06/26/2023- Hungarian Prime Minister Blasts the US for Destroying the Nordsteam Pipeline, Lays Out Case For Rejecting NATO and Western Acts of Terrorism.
They have investigated it but never told the world.
Zelensky sold 17 million hectares of agricultural land to Monsanto, Dupont, and Cargill. Yes… you read it well… 17 million hectares to GM0/chemical companies
Blackrock using other peoples money (our retirement funds).
We have no business being involved in a regional dispute between Ukraine and Russia. It is time biden is impeached and we get on with the dismantling of the bureaucratic administrative state. The government of the US is not acting on behalf of the People.
Political leaders must be elected and not selected for the benefit of the elites.
The Founders and Framers would be appalled at what the Republic they crafted has become.
History has taught you nothing. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is no more a “regional dispute” than Hitler’s invasion of Poland.
It is a regional dispute and inconsequential at best fuck head
At best? What is it at worst? If you want to be a good Trumputin troll you need to work on your English.
Regardless, it is an inconsequential regional dispute whose outcome will be in Russia’s favor.
Americans are merely voting for who they please.
This is Trump.
Evil crooks like you are trying to take that right away.
No thank you. Turn back now, or be counted with the traitors.
So we are an english major? ok then we know what this is.
NBC buries the lede. Kamala is ‘most unpopular’ vice president in history.
The rogue American government and NATO WEF installs are the new Hitler.
Were the polish killing German ethnics? (No?)History has not taught you a thing.
Putin said Ukraine was killing Russian ethnics. Ukrainian Russian ethnics tell a different story. They tell how Putin bombarded their cities and villages to ruins and stole thousands of their children, which he removed to indoctrination camps in Russia.
Ukraine not a member of Nato isnt our problem, never has been til they started the tax payer money laundering. Blackrock and the IMC cant have peace theres no money in it.
That’s insane.
Here’s Lukashenko sharing what most of the rest of the world thinks of Biden and his legitimacy when they throw stones at Belarus.
I highly recommend you watch the above video. It’s…enlightening.
06/26/23 – Russian agents’ threat to family made Prigozhin call off Moscow advance –
Why is the biden regime not taking CCP serious on their setting up military bases in Cuba?
Trump cultists have threatened the families of targeted election workers–the same tactic Putin agents used against Prigozhin.
Bravo Sierra
Trump has also mounted a $500 million lawsuit against Michael Cohen as a means of witness intimidation.
False. There’s no evidence or even hint of anyone “threatening” election workers.
The Left is violent, criminal, and a direct threat to the national security of the United States of the America.
They are an communizing coup that is being stopped.
gregs desperation is showing. He is living in a world of shit.
06/21/23 – For election workers, Trump’s lies have meant threats, harassment and a poisoned dog
National pubic radio
Dismissed
How about the local newspaper?
04/21/23 – Lubbock man takes deal after threats to kill children of election officials –
Did not sound like a threat against one politician but no one gets arrested for making threats about “killing white people” it would certainly be easier to find random persons than strike at protected politicians. There is an editor of the NYT that should be in court.
March 18, 2021 11:49 AM A New York Times columnist writing in the digital magazine The Root declared “whiteness” a “pandemic” and said the “only way to stop it” is to “kill it.”
Jun 18, 2021June 18, 2021 11:20pm Updated NYC psychiatrist Dr. Aruna Khilanani, who revealed her fantasies of shooting white people at a Yale School of Medicine lecture, doubled down this week
but some random guy on a freedom of speech platform monitored heavily by the FBI and other alphabets he get nabbed.
Who are the democrats going to run in 2024?
Fraud.
04/26/23 – As 2024 Campaigns Begin, States Confront Threats to Election Workers –
Still nothing on the subject of Putins certain demise, bwahahahaha