Posted on 06/25/2023 1:48:26 AM PDT by McGruff
U.S. spy agencies picked up intelligence in mid-June indicating Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeniy Prigozhin was planning armed action against the Russian defense establishment — which he has long accused of bungling the war in Ukraine — and urgently informed the White House and other government agencies so they were not caught off guard, several U.S. officials said Saturday.
The exact nature and timing of Prigozhin’s plans were not clear until shortly before his stunning takeover of a military command and tank run toward Moscow on Friday and Saturday, officials said. But “there were enough signals to be able to tell the leadership … that something was up,” said one U.S. official, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the matter’s sensitivity. “So I think they were ready for it.”
Over the past two weeks there was “high concern” about what might transpire — whether Russian President Vladimir Putin would remain in power and what any instability might mean for control of Russia’s nuclear arsenal, the official said. “There were lots of questions along those lines,” this person said.
The instability that might result from a Russian “civil war” was the key fear, officials said.
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June 24, 2023
They should have known, they planned it!
They should have known, they planned it!
“They” meaning the CIA?
It was a false foag operation from the get go based on the Russian military doctrine of “Reflexive Control.”
This is described accurately by former Russian Intel operative Rebeka Koffler:
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6330059348112
“The instability that might result from a Russian “civil war” was the key fear, officials said.”
What could go wrong?
I do not believe anything I read about the Ukraine-Russia War.
Basically, I read the headlines.
Then, I hope the slaughter and destruction stop soon, and that American tax payers will not be asked to fund the massive clean up, too.
Very interesting.
And very possible.
Clean up - we can dream. What they want is for us to rebuild the whole country.
Putin and Prigozhin have been very close trusting friends for over thirty years. Prigozhin is street smart, but not strategic in his thinking.
Putin takes pride in manipulation of other people and is a strategic thinker.
My gut tells me there is much truth to what she says.
U.S. officials, working with the 5th column...
Oh so right about the time the “accounting error” was realized. Interesting
This story is coming out, because there were headlines yesterday saying that the White House was caught off guard.
Can’t have Biden in the dark again.
“Yeah, we knew about it. We knew all about it. That’s the ticket...”
I would not put too much money on Prigozhin being with us this time next year. The king he didn’t kill has a way of reaching across continents and seas and introducing foreign substances into his enemy’s vascular and nervous system. Progozhin’s new home, Belarus, is just around the corner from the king.
What we saw was not real. It is all part of a game that is being played out in Ukraine and Russia. No one is totally in control of the events that are taking lace.
What we saw was not real. It is all part of a game that is being played out in Ukraine and Russia. No one is totally in control of the events that are taking place.
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