please post any subsequent updates here unless they’re huge happenings. i just woke up and half our news front page is updates which is nice but also A Lot and most of these don’t have to be their own thread

  • runekn@beehaw.orgEnglish
    67·
    3 years ago

    Well that was… weird.

    I saw several alleged videos of russian frontline units pledging their support for Prigozhin. Combine that with how little resistance wagner faced and Putin might have realized how weak his position is and given in to replacing MOD staff. Not a good look the same day he declared Prigozhin a traitor and promised punishment.

    Trading the long-term stability for the short-term. Because now every aspiring russian warlord know that if you don’t like something about the state, all you need is just a big enough private army to bully the kremlin, lol.

    • Pyr@lemmy.caEnglish
      10·
      3 years ago

      I mean, what would Wagner do once they reach Moscow? Sit at Putins desk and start giving orders? No one would listen, they’d all still take orders from Putin sitting in St Petersburg or just quit an go home and wait it out.

      • SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        8·
        3 years ago

        I imagine they would take over the city, and completely destabilize Russia.

        It doesn’t matter if nobody wants to listen to you if you become the local law enforcement.

      • BuxtonWater@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2·
        3 years ago

        Probably just re-enact Jan 6 but Russian for the propaganda points, then skedaddling before the hammer comes down.

    • techters@beehaw.orgEnglish
      7·
      3 years ago

      I don’t know why anyone is taking any of this seriously. For all we know, this was done to lure Ukraine into following them into Russia to fall into a set trap, or theater or withdraw and resupply without looking weak. It is odd that it looks like Putin had weakness, but they can always say that’s what it was later and the propaganda will work like it always does.