Fonchote@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoPutin says he tried but failed to oust Prigozhin after Wagner mutinywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1199arrow-down14
arrow-up1195arrow-down1external-linkPutin says he tried but failed to oust Prigozhin after Wagner mutinywww.theguardian.comFonchote@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squareskillissuer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 year agonot taking prigozhin out makes putin look weak to his core demographic, surely this will have no wide ranging consequences
minus-squaresnooggums@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoWeak to his core demographic, but if he wants Wagner to fight then assassinating the head of Wagner would be a horrible idea.
minus-squareyouthinkyouknowme@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoThis is what I don’t get. Surely he values the mercenaries to fight, but the whole situation makes him look weak. Isn’t that bad long term? What’s the endgame here?
minus-squareBeemo Dinosaurierfuß@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoNo endgame, just survive one day at a time.
not taking prigozhin out makes putin look weak to his core demographic, surely this will have no wide ranging consequences
Weak to his core demographic, but if he wants Wagner to fight then assassinating the head of Wagner would be a horrible idea.
This is what I don’t get. Surely he values the mercenaries to fight, but the whole situation makes him look weak. Isn’t that bad long term? What’s the endgame here?
No endgame, just survive one day at a time.