As usual it’s all theater. The real question is if Putin was part of it from the start or if it was just him showing he had the loyalty of the Russian army.

[–] notun@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This stunt made everyone involved look weak so it makes no sense to fake it.

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I agree it's likely real. But purely theoretically, if Putin wanted to distance himself from something, this would be one approach. E.g. if Prigozhin commits a war crime and Putin can say, "What am I to do!? Revolting mercenaries!"

[–] Laser@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

This is been modus operandi for Wagner and is the only reason they're allowed to exist while the Russian law forbids private armies, it was Russia's deniable involvement in various conflicts in Africa and the middle east

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