Wagner Group has trekked from Rostov, all the way to Voronezh, and taken control of the military facilities there.
For context, Voronezh is halfway between Rostov and Moscow, and this was accomplished in under a day.
Wagner Group has trekked from Rostov, all the way to Voronezh, and taken control of the military facilities there.
For context, Voronezh is halfway between Rostov and Moscow, and this was accomplished in under a day.
Idk much about Wagner group, but I thought they were hired mercenaries? Why would a mercenary leader want to take over government? If anything I’d think they’d install their own puppets for government - which is probably just as bad if not worse.
Russia has been a weird wealth making machine since ussr fell. This guy wants to rob the Russian people too while pretending he’s running a government.
The word you’re looking for is “kleptocracy.”
They were just mercenaries on paper to do the Kremlin’s dirty work while giving “plausible” deniability. This would be akin the the Roman Generals of old who reasonably could gather their troops to overthrow whomever was in power.
Russia DID want to be the third Rome afterall.