Something something happening is Moscow?

  • Hikermick@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Shit is about to hit the fan. The Wagner mercenary group has been far more successful in fighting the Ukrainians than the regular Russian army. Their leader Prigozhin has been complaining openly about the lack of ammunition and weapons from Russia and now he claims Russian military leaders have been calling in artillery strikes against his men. Now he says he’s headed to Moscow to kick their asses. He’s always been tight with Putin and isn’t threatening him but if reports are correct Putin is calling him a traitor and is siding with his generals. All of this is happening as Ukraine is poised to launch a counteroffensive. If all of what seems to happening is true and isn’t an elaborate distraction/disinformation scheme then it couldn’t happen at a worse time for Putin. Also worth noting is Prigozhin has been claiming Russian military brass mislead Putin into going to war by lying about the the threat Ukraine and NATO posed. There has been speculation for quite awhile that a weakened Putin could be vulnerable to an overthrow by the mercenary groups working for him such as Wagner. What this could mean for world political dynamics is anybody’s guess.

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      1 year ago

      Update is an audio only recording saying that the Wagner leader backed down “to avoid bloodshed” while negotiating with the leader of Belarus. He is now moving his column to Belarus per the last rumor I heard. With the quality of audio ai, I have no idea if this means anything.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah that’s disappointing though it’s great bloodshed was avoided. Still a poke in Putin’s eye though as it makes Lukashenko look stronger than him