these guys look like James Bond villains
these guys look like James Bond villains
Looks like an electronic war game action figure.
This is not a sign of Russian success. I wonder how pro-Russians here are going to spin this.
Removal of the top general tells you everything you need to know about how badly the Russians are doing! LOL
He’s a notorious thief - caught 2X selling Russian weapons on the Black Market and implicated in death of a whistleblower.
Didn’t meet his quota of bombed maternity hospitals?
"Ah! I see—in at the palace door one day, out at the window the next."
“these guys look like James Bond villains.”
You noticed that, too?
Not really. Chain of command was simplified, with Surovikin. Salukov and Kim reporting directly to Gerasimov. Surovikin's responsibilities have not changed. This is more an indication that operations are expanding than anything else.
The language quoted above is a very good example of glittering generalities. "Removed" is presented authoritatively, while the word usage is ambiguous. The "removal" (appeal to cleanlineslike. And amioration of disgust) is meant to give the reader a wash of oxytocin (linked to warm, fuzzy feelings and shown in some research to lower stress and anxiety).
I am not sure how to read this or if there is anything to read into it here. The politics around Putin and the Russian military leadership have been positively Byzantine from the start.
They ARE James Bond villains...that’s why they’re losing!
This is also interesting from msn:
“Other officials have suggested Prigozhin is attempting to stake his claim over Russia’s military should Putin either die suddenly or be ousted from office – at which point a power vacuum would be created and a fight launched over who would become Putin’s successor.”
Poor Sergei. Maybe Valery will do a better job of protecting the Motherland.
