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2023-06-26 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

There is no revolution. The Clearing of Traitors of the Motherland

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Posted by badanov 2023-06-26 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [14 views ] Top

#1 I believe Pan nailed it yesterday:

OK, from the 49 Pan perspective. This Wagner group was Putin's killer elites. Who paid them? My guess is they are paid by the oligarchs... Putin has had/forced the strange deaths of many oligarchs, making them very nervous. Me thinks the oligarchs haver gotten to the Wanger group and the coup is on and paid for. Why did Wagner back off? The threat of killing the leaders family is a joke. I think Putin threatened to tactically nuke them. Its the only thing that would stop these thugs. There is 20,000 more Wagner associates in Africa, lets see where they move to, their placement will be strategic. Belarus is playing with fire allowing them there. This whole event was a movement to contact, and now Putin has an armed war on two fronts, and a internal one with the oligarchs that are losing treasure... Popcorn anyone??

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Posted by Besoeker 2023-06-26 06:38|| 2023-06-26 06:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Field executions have already begun.

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-06-26 07:51|| 2023-06-26 07:51|| Front Page Top

#3 The TacNuke threat makes sense. but it also means that level of weapons control is now a key component in the internal struggle between Putin and the oligarchs. Once the oligarchs gain their own nukes (if not already), the loser of the struggle might well go Gotterdamerung!

The TacNuke move to Belarus really muddies this up if the secret civil war explodes, as it could make Lukashenko a king-maker and very very rich.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65932700

Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-06-26 11:19|| 2023-06-26 11:19|| Front Page Top

#4 I also like 49 Pan's theory much more than the "Putin as Wile E. Coyote Super Genius" one...

Posted by magpie 2023-06-26 16:49|| 2023-06-26 16:49|| Front Page Top

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