Joe Biden has been briefed on the chaotic situation in Russia with US officials describing it as “serious”.
The president was being kept informed as Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was accused by Moscow of launching an armed rebellion.
A White House National Security Council spokesman said: “We are monitoring the situation and will be consulting with allies and partners on these developments.”
A US official told CNN this crisis was “real” but the Pentagon and White House were waiting to see how it developed.
Steve Hall, former CIA chief of Russia operations, said it was in a “different league” to Prigozhin’s previous complaints against the Russian military hierarchy.
This is gonna get so fucked up.
This is either going to fizzle out in the next few days or get really ugly.
Russia II: Romanov Resurrection
This summer. Putin, a man with no hair. On a quest to find his long lost twin. And bring Society Russia back to glory. But, There’s only one thing stopping him… [Prigozhin enters screen left with arm elbow deep up his own ass] “Vaaaladimir?” [Putin throws oligarch out window] “THIS IS SUCH BORSCHIT”
RUSSIA 2: ROMANOV RESURRECTION, COMING TO A THEATRE NEAR YOU.
Couldn’t have happened to a nicer dictator.
The downside… its like a horrible dictator overthrowing another horrible dictator castro, overthrowing putin. (The comparison of who is the worst human, wasn’t the piece up for debate here…)
On the upside though, might give ukraine a really good opportunity.
I considered using hitler instead in my example- But, I don’t think ANYONE can compare to him.
I’m sorry, that’s an awful comparison. Castro can’t be compated to Putin as he was way more progressive. I don’t know their leaders but if I had to guess would probably be more fascist. Which yeah, it isn’t better than having Putin in power.
Edit: Okay, I did a bit of research and I am extremely more concerned
Wagner Group chief says his mercenaries will halt their march on Moscow
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/24/1184166949/wagner-group-moscow-halting-march-russia
It’s a masquerade. Wagner is controlled by GRU, and Poutine control GRU with an iron glove. This is just to kick choigou and guerassimov.
Kinda stupid way to do that, I mean they shot down multiple attack helicopters, sent cruise missiles against their own troops, and moved a lot of troops off the front during the Ukrainian counteroffensive.
It’s infighting and shows Putin’s weakness no matter how many layers of bullshit is under this.
This could be a chance for the Ukraine to push its counter offensive, especially if Putin or Wagner withdraw troops to deal with the coup. If not, the Russian troops in the Ukraine may get jittery hearing of a coup at home.
Heard that Putin has fled Moscow. How long until they find putin hiding in a hole in the ground in Belarus like saddam in Iraq?
