Putin accuses Wagner chief Prigozhin of treason, calls Wagner mercenaries ‘heroes’ who helped ‘liberate’ Donbas.
It’s started by the military, so it’s a coup, maybe a revolt. In my definition, a revolution is done by the people, not the military.
I think you’re right but since large part of the people have been conscripted… Maybe you can call it a revolution as well?
It’s kind of a grey area since Wagner are mercenaries and not traditional military, no?
So this is an appeal to Wagner mercenaries to desert or to overthrow Prigozhin as leader of Wagner?
So, we have the Free Russian liberation group wandering around and taking random towns from Putin. Then we have part of Wagner literally rolling up to military headquarters in tanks, forcing the head to flee. Right now, AFAICT, they’re cruising up the highway to Moscow, which is being carved up by trench diggers of the Russian army in anticipation of the convoy. Then there are statements by Kadyrov that seem to support Putin, making it a double coup (though I haven’t seen anything between the Wagner subgroups).
I think this is a Civil Double Mu-terr-coup-tionary Attack (mutiny, terrorist attack, military coup, revolution). Fucking Wild.
Sorry for missing this. I basically posted and went to bed. I love when my sleep schedule makes me look like I’m spreading misinformation! Now it’s all over the news, but I totally understand asking for a source at the time. Cheers.
That page seems slightly broken? I can’t scroll down until I start the video and accept cookies, that doesn’t seem right.
I posted it from the F24 app, that may be why. Here’s a link to the browser version https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230624-live-moscow-accuses-wagner-head-of-mutiny-he-says-his-forces-enter-russia
From the France24 link (thanks) “10:30am: Russia’s Putin briefed Belarus’ Lukashenko on situation in Russia” - I’m guessing that was just before his plane took off and headed for Türkiye!
