pips@lemmy.film to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWagner boss Prigozhin killed in plane crash in Russiawww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square359fedilinkarrow-up11.9Karrow-down128cross-posted to: statecraft@lemmy.cafenews@beehaw.org
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minus-squareloobkoob@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up33·1 year agoFrom what I gather, he backed down because all his top men’s families were being threatened. Prigozhin’s family was kept safe, of course, but I don’t think they expected Russia to threaten the families of those further down the ladder.
minus-squareShakeThatYam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·1 year agoThis all just makes him seem naive and unprepared for the position he was in.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year agoI have a theory. I think the Slavic Russian Nazi a total dictator let run a private army might have been a little dumb.
From what I gather, he backed down because all his top men’s families were being threatened. Prigozhin’s family was kept safe, of course, but I don’t think they expected Russia to threaten the families of those further down the ladder.
This all just makes him seem naive and unprepared for the position he was in.
I have a theory.
I think the Slavic Russian Nazi a total dictator let run a private army might have been a little dumb.