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[CavaliereVerde]

It is still dificult to understand these events but IMO now Prigozhin and Lukashenko are stronger than before, while Putin Shoigu and Gerasimov are weaker.

 

[Phylo]

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PETER HITCHENS: I have seen a putsch in Moscow when I was there in 1991 and I pray there will never be another. You should too

But there is trouble to come. Putin surely cannot now leave Prigozhin unpunished. And what should we think and hope for? Since I lived there I am stuck for life with a sympathy for Russia’s people, so I am relieved that they have been spared another civil war. But even if you do not mind about that, remember Erasmus’s warning from the 16th Century, which we now express as ‘Better the devil you know…

PETER HITCHENS: I have seen a putsch in Moscow in 1991

PETER HITCHENS: I hate to think what would have happened to the endlessly oppressed, repeatedly robbed, stoical, brave Russian people if civil war had come to that country again.

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[Phylo]

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'Putin has never been so humiliated and weak': Russia experts say strongman president has been reduced to a bystander after begging Lukashenko to negotiate truce with Wagner leader Prigozhin

• Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary force, on Saturday announced that he was ending his uprising and withdrawing his troops
• Prigozhin said he had agreed to go into exile in Belarus, despite his forces coming within 120 miles of Moscow on Saturday
• It was unclear how the deal between Vladimir Putin and his former henchman was reached, but analysts said Putin has been severely weakened

'Putin has been making mistake after mistake': Russian leader weakened

Garry Kasparov, the former chess champion turned fierce Putin critic, said the 70-year-old had been 'humiliated'. Others noted how he was forced to rely on Belarus's president for support.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Phylo]

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Update from Ukraine | The Failed Military Coup in Ruzzia | Debrief | Prigozhyn lost the war

 

[Phylo]

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Wagner secretly in war in Africa

 

[Phylo]

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Putin 'suffered his worst daily air force losses of the war' after Wagner fighters 'killed 39 pilots and crew by downing strike helicopters and military plane' amid Prigozhin's rebellion

• He faces expectation to replace top war commanders or face new insurrection
• Coup leader Prigozhin agreed to be based across the border in Belarus - for now

Putin 'suffers his worst daily air force losses of the war'

Putin is believed to have suffered grievous losses as he sought to halt the Wagner 'march of justice' against his corrupt regime towards Moscow as the Wagner Group reportedly killed pilots and crew.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

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[Phylo]

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Wagner boss Prigozhin called off his coup after Putin's thugs threatened mercnaries' families, UK security sources believe - as Kremlin insists 'no mutineers will face charges'

• Members would be offered contracts with regular Russian forces, it was claimed
• Family members of Wagner's chiefs also 'threatened by Russia's secret service'

No charges for Wagner mercenaries who took part in armed uprising

The chiefs of mercenary group Wagner faced threats to their families from Russia's secret service before leader Yevgeny Prigozhin halted his march on the capital, intelligence officials say.

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[Phylo]

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'Either Prigozhin is already dead or a cup of hot polonium tea awaits him in Minsk': Stark analysis of Wagner chief's future with his location still unknown and mutiny charges NOT dropped… as Putin makes NO mention of mutiny in first public comments

• Yevgeny Prigozhin on Saturday called off Wagner's attempted coup on Putin
• He has struck a deal that will see him exiled in Belarus with no repercussions
• Analysts say he will likely be killed and criminal charges against him remain open

Wagner chief's future looks bleak with mutiny charges NOT dropped

Unless Prigozhin has a deep network of support in the upper echelons of Russia's power structure, then he will be killed in short order, according to Russia expert and political scientist Nicolas Gosset

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[CavaliereVerde]

I think the winner here is Lukashenko.
Now he has a new friend with a real competitive army.
Ukraine got rid of 25k enemies without firing a single round.

 

[CavaliereVerde]

Putin makes NO mention of mutiny in first public comments

Denial strategy, something very typical of Putin.
There is no Ukraine.
There is no invasion.
There is no mutiny.

Of course everything is going accorting to the plan.
The point is finding out which plan!

 

[Phylo]

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Wagner chief says his march on Moscow 'was a master class' on how Ukrainian invasion should have looked and insists he never set out to overthrow Putin but to prevent Kremlin taking control of his mercenary army

• Yevgeny Prigozhin on Saturday called off the Wagner group's march on Moscow
• On Monday he said the uprising was to 'prevent the destruction of Wagner PMC'
• Prigozhin expressed disgust for Russian military's handling of the war in Ukraine

Wagner chief says march on Moscow never intended to overthrow Putin

Speaking in an 11-minute audio clip posted on Wagner-affiliated Telegram channels, Prigozhin said he only called off his group's surge for the Russian capital to avoid spilling Russian blood

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[IlIlIlIlI]

In Video: Ukrainian Commander Punished Soldiers Blowing Them Up With Grenade

New video from Ukrainian frontlines shows the commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine executing Ukrainian servicemen who failed to...

southfront.org

Warehouses With Ammunition For Ukraine Again Burning In Bulgaria

On the night of June 25, a series of explosions thundered in ammunition depots in Bulgaria. The facility belonged to...

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Prigozhin Headed for Belarus After Ending 'Insurrection' - News From Antiwar.com

This is an updated version of a previous article. Russia’s Wagner Group has called off its march on Moscow and agreed to stand down after launching a two-day mutiny and seizing a military base in the city of Rostov-on-Don. The Kremlin said it would drop all charges against the company and its...

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PMC Wagner military coup in Russia: Prigozhin's fighters wreak havoc
See more at https://english.pravda.ru/news/russia/156914-pmc_wagner_prigozhin_coup/

Military coup over: Prigozhin orders PMC Wagner columns to return to field camps
See more at https://english.pravda.ru/news/russia/156917-wagner_coup_over/

Wagner insurrection caused spike in cash demand across Russia

Increased runs to ATMs were recorded in several Russian regions on Saturday following a military rebellion

swentr.site

Ukraine peace talks to begin in July – German state media

Peace talks aimed at ending the Ukraine conflict could begin as early as next month, Germany’s ARD media outlet has claimed

swentr.site

Germany to permanently deploy troops near Russia border

German defense minister Boris Pistorius said on Monday that 4,000 troops are to be permanently deployed in Lithuania, a NATO ally

swentr.site

 

[Phylo]

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Now for Putin's revenge: Russian dictator vows to hunt down Wagner chiefs who led coup and claims Ukraine and the West had role in armed mutiny during new TV statement

• President Putin denounced Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner mutineers as 'criminals'
• READ MORE: Wagner chief denies plotting to overthrow Putin

Putin makes TV address as Russian dictator breaks cover

In a short pre-recorded TV address to the nation, the warmonger denounced the Yevgeny Prigozhin's attempted Wagner mutineers as 'criminals' and warned he would bring them to 'justice'.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Phylo]

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Wagner chief 'frantically tried to call Putin en route to Moscow after realising he had gone too far and did not have support within Russian army - but Vladimir refused to speak to him'

• Prigozhin tried to contact the Kremlin directly on day of attempted mutiny
• Putin 'didn't want to speak to him and was reluctant to engage in negotiations'

Wagner chief 'frantically tried to call Putin but he refused call'

Around mid-day on June 24, while Wagner soldiers were on their way to Moscow from Rostov-on-Don, Yevgeny Prigozhin allegedly attempted to contact the Kremlin directly.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Phylo]

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Vladimir Putin's fall could lead to a rogue nuclear state controlled by Russia's equivalent of the Sopranos, writes EDWARD LUCAS

EDWARD LUCAS: Putin's fall could lead to rogue nuclear state

EDWARD LUCAS: A botched war and now a narrow escape from a coup plot - the Kremlin clock is ticking ever faster for Vladimir Putin.

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[IlIlIlIlI]

Putin seals Wagner’s fate

Wagner PMC soldiers can sign a contract with Russia’s Defense Ministry Ministry, return home or go to Belarus, Vladimir Putin has said

swentr.site

Putin addresses Wagner ‘betrayal’

In a major address, Russian President Vladimir Putin credited the patriotic spirit of the nation for avoiding bloodshed over the weekend

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Putin And Prigozhin Drew Line Under Wagner Rebellion

On June 26, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner PMC, commented...

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[Phylo]

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Who are the members of Putin's inner circle…and just how loyal are they? From warlords to ministers, the select few Vladimir still trusts following Wagner 'mutiny' - but for how much longer?

• After Wagner's averted mutiny, Putin will have awkward questions for many of his top allies in the Kremlin
• Those in charge of security in particular will come under intense scrutiny for their failure to warn the Kremlin of Wagner's threat, and to stop their advance on Moscow over the weekend

Who's in Putin's inner circle, and just how loyal are they?

Vladimir Putin survived the greatest threat to his 23-year rule over the weekend, but questions remain over how long those within his inner circle are willing to support him.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[IlIlIlIlI]

PMC Wagner had no chance to take Moscow — Rosgvardiya chief

Viktor Zolotov stressed that the understanding that the PMC Wagner was unable to take over emerged when the private military company reached the Lipetsk Region

tass.com

Criminal case over armed mutiny dropped — FSB

The investigation of the criminal case, opened by the investigative department of the Russian Federal Security Service on June 23 under Article 279 of the Criminal Code over armed mutiny has found that its participants on June 24 ceased their actions directly aimed at committing the crime

tass.com

Wagner PMC prepares to hand over heavy equipment to Russian troops — Defense Ministry

"Preparations are underway for the transfer of heavy military equipment from the Wagner PMC to the active units of the Russian military," the statement said

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