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| Russian agents' threat to family made Prigozhin call off Moscow advance |
| 2023-06-26 |
| [Telegraph UK] Russian intelligence services threatened to harm the families of Wagner leaders before Yevgeny Prigozhin called off his advance on Moscow, according to UK security sources. It has also been assessed that the mercenary force had only 8,000 fighters rather than the 25,000 claimed and faced likely defeat in any attempt to take the Russian capital. Vladimir Putin will now try to assimilate Wagner Group soldiers into the Russian military and take out its former leaders, according to insights shared with The Telegraph. The analysis offers clues into the mystery of why Prigozhin, the Wagner Group leader, called off his mutinous march on Moscow on Saturday just hours before reaching the capital. There remains speculation about what formal deal was struck, if any. The Kremlin said on Saturday that Prigozhin would head to Belarus in exchange for a pardon from charges of treason. There has been no comment from Prigozhin over the suggestion. It also remains unclear if Sergei Shoigu, the Russian defence minister, is set to be demoted or fired, as Prigozhin demanded. On Sunday, the Russian MP Andrey Gurulyov, a prominent Kremlin propagandist, said there was "no option" but for Prigozhin and another high-profile Wagner figure to be executed. Putin has not been seen in public since addressing the nation on Saturday morning, but a pre-recorded interview filmed earlier in the week was played on state television on Sunday. |
| Posted by:Enver Slager8035 |
| #3 From the V Kontakte page of RUSSIAN SPRING (rusvesna.su) ‼🇧🇾🏴☠Military camp for PMC "Wagner" began to be built in Belarus, - media with reference to the forestry of the Mogilev region ▪According to media sources, there will be several camps. ▪The first camp is planned in Osipovichi, Mogilev region (200 km from the border with Ukraine), its area is said to be 24000 sq. m., it will be designed for 8000 seats. ▪“We are working, we are already working today. Tomorrow, before lunch, the task is (to build),” said the source of the Nestka publication. |
| Posted by: badanov 2023-06-26 10:33 |
| #2 Wagner, Wagner fan pages, and Prigozhin pages on Russian socialist media have been taken private, prolly as part of the deal that released Prigozhin from the consequences of his actions. |
| Posted by: badanov 2023-06-26 10:28 |
| #1 Like so many aspects of the 'coup' this makes no sense. It's such an obvious move. How could Prigozhin not have taken precautions? |
| Posted by: Angstrom 2023-06-26 10:20 |