Everyone in Wagner was about to be conscripted into the regular Russian Army as the latest in an ongoing power struggle between Wagner’s boss and the Russian MoD. So to avoid losing his private army, the boss has stepped up the power struggle to an attempted coup, basically.
Having Russia and its nukes controlled by a mercenary doesn’t seem like much of a win, tbh. Not to say Putin’s better, but I see more of a lose-lose, myself.
Everyone in Wagner was about to be conscripted into the regular Russian Army as the latest in an ongoing power struggle between Wagner’s boss and the Russian MoD. So to avoid losing his private army, the boss has stepped up the power struggle to an attempted coup, basically.
The coup will be crushed, but it will weaken the Russian military even more and they lose their (now former) elite forces
Who’s going to crush them? The Russian military? They are going to join them.
Well, according to newest updates apparently not.
I don’t know why you’re getting downvoted. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-wagner-prigozhin-9acbdf1eda849692ca0423a4116058d1
He’s headed to Belarus, per the AP.
I know next to nothing about whats going on but crushed appears harsh. They’re marching through to Moscow unfettered.
Sadly, it’s over
My money isn’t on the Russian Army being able to “crush” anything tougher than a chicken egg at this point.
Well, according to newest updates the coup attempt is sadly over
woah, so a win-win for us
Having Russia and its nukes controlled by a mercenary doesn’t seem like much of a win, tbh. Not to say Putin’s better, but I see more of a lose-lose, myself.