Posted on 08/27/2023 9:24:53 AM PDT by Chode
Over the course of the war in Ukraine, Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin and Wagner Group became household names around the world. From their fighting at Bakhmut, to their standoffs with the Russian MoD leadership, to the dramatic march on Moscow followed by a public truce, the PMC and its leader often dominated the news.
But on 23 August, Prigozhin's story seems (so far) to have come to a very public end, when a jet carrying him and other Wagner members crashed in Russia with no reported survivors.
What does that mean for the PMC, Russia, Africa & the West? Those are questions I'll ask today.
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There’s been reports that a smoke trail was seen intersecting with the aircraft. And some saying it was shot down by a missile.
putt-putt putie of course denies that it was shot down by his “side”.
Naturally we can trust everything that putt-putt putie says because ex-kgb never lie.
them Prigozhin’s are never more dangerous than when they’re dead...
Perun’s very recent post:
“NATO Rearmament & Spending in 2023 - Is NATO answering the Russian Challenge?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mU_b_mqCZI
is quite interesting. It documents the largely lethargic response of the NATO “Bigs”* vs. the vigorous response of Poland, Lithuania, etc., and brings out many interesting points, including how US money ostensibly spent for Ukraine may end up actually helping fund new “latest and greatest” weapons for... the USA.
**Lethargic compared to Poland, to say nothing of Russia!
yup, Perun analysis is first rate
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