So, What Went Down in Russia? By Richard Miller (London)
The Western media were salivating over the prospect of a Russian civil war, as the leader of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was leading a convoy of heavily-armed troops to Moscow, presumably to throw out old Vlad, and produce the “regime change” that the US wants. But, as suddenly as it started it was over, and instead of freezing to death in a camp in Siberia, Prigozhin was off to exile in Belarus, not even getting a bullet, or a slap on the wrist. It is odd to say the least.
There are many hypotheses about what went down, including that Vlad threatened to drop a tactical nuke on them that would have truly given Prigozhin a bad hair day (he is bald). But, the lack of punishment is surprising. Thus I like the ex-CIA analysis who sees this all as a Putin false flag to make the West think he is weakened, and draw out traitors. Still, more information may fall of the back of a tank to alert us.
It does not matter much now, as the war goes on.
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