So, the main "hero" of the day is Lukashenko - the savior of Russia.
No one saw or heard anything from Shoigu and Gerasimov today.
Putin looked cowardly and pathetic.
I can't wait to hear the propagandists tomorrow. How will they explain all this?
BREAKING:
The Kalinouski Regiment of Belarusian volunteer soldiers fighting in Ukraine has released a public announcement to the Belarusian people:
“A favorable moment to free the nation from dictatorship and occupation has come. Get organized!”
Some early thoughts:
-More questions than answers
-Short-term compromise ≠ long-term solution
-This was a mutiny not a coup
-Too soon to say Putin will fall anytime soon
-Not clear this will affect Ukraine's offensive
-The previous Kremlin-Wagner relationship is over
Russia no longer has a Defence Minister (was Shoigu) nor the war commander (was Gerasimov). Whatever deal Prigozhin made is fatal for Putin.
Coup plotters either succeed or die in a dictatorship. You don't just walk away after doing the coup half-way (and incredibly…さらに表示
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Soviet Air Force Colonel and former Soviet & Russian MP Viktor Alksnis:
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