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Kennah

(14,578 posts)
Mon Jun 26, 2023, 11:21 PM Jun 2023

How Long Can Wagner Boss Yevgeny Prigozhin Survive?

https://time.com/6290355/wagner-yevgeny-prigozhin-future/

The armed uprising against Russia’s military command was called off just as quickly as it first began, but the fate of Yevgeny Prigozhin—the leader of the Wagner mercenary group who led the mutiny and incurred the enmity of Russian President Vladimir Putin—is now uncertain.
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His current whereabouts are unknown, but on Monday, Prigozhin posted an 11-minute audio message on Telegram. Referring to previous orders from the Russian ministry of defense asking his commanders to sign government contracts, Prigozhin said the Wagner group was “categorically against the decision to close Wagner on 1 July 2023 and to incorporate it into the defense ministry.”
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One political commentator even likened Prigozhin’s fate to that of Julius Caesar’s assassins, who were initially pardoned for their crimes. “The assassins went into voluntary exile. Caesar’s supporters promptly reneged, revoked the amnesty – and hunted the assassins to death,” David Frum posted on Twitter.
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In the “pure logic” of a KGB leader, Putin now needs to “punish his enemies and traitors” to demonstrate his strong leadership, adds Sergej Sumlenny, the founder of the European Resilience Initiative Center in Berlin. “The question is, does he have the required resources to do so?”

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If Piggy isn't bringing Wagner to Belarus with him, and has the FSB brokering Putin stepping down, Piggy needs to stay away from windows.
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How Long Can Wagner Boss Yevgeny Prigozhin Survive? (Original Post) Kennah Jun 2023 OP
Hope he is in NY Darwins_Retriever Jun 2023 #1
Given he'd be as bad or worse than PUTEEN, the sooner to Hades the better. UTUSN Jun 2023 #2
Canada will launch an attack for your attack on poutine Kennah Jun 2023 #3
I suspect the Belarusian Resistance Movement has a target painted on his back Brother Buzz Jun 2023 #4
I give him 4 Scaramucci's, because he's got bodyguards. lindysalsagal Jun 2023 #5
Bidding starts at 4 Scaramucci's, do I hear 3? Kennah Jun 2023 #6
Last time I checked, Prigozhin had an army working for him. brooklynite Jun 2023 #7

UTUSN

(77,795 posts)
2. Given he'd be as bad or worse than PUTEEN, the sooner to Hades the better.
Tue Jun 27, 2023, 01:31 PM
Jun 2023

His only contribution: Exposing PUTEEN's vulnerability.






Brother Buzz

(39,917 posts)
4. I suspect the Belarusian Resistance Movement has a target painted on his back
Tue Jun 27, 2023, 01:37 PM
Jun 2023

Just saying.

 

brooklynite

(96,882 posts)
7. Last time I checked, Prigozhin had an army working for him.
Tue Jun 27, 2023, 03:14 PM
Jun 2023

I'm guessing they haven't all left.

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