Fonchote@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoPutin says he tried but failed to oust Prigozhin after Wagner mutinywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1177arrow-down14
arrow-up1173arrow-down1external-linkPutin says he tried but failed to oust Prigozhin after Wagner mutinywww.theguardian.comFonchote@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareskillissuer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·2 years agonot taking prigozhin out makes putin look weak to his core demographic, surely this will have no wide ranging consequences
minus-squareyouthinkyouknowme@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 years 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-squaresnooggums@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoWeak to his core demographic, but if he wants Wagner to fight then assassinating the head of Wagner would be a horrible idea.
not taking prigozhin out makes putin look weak to his core demographic, surely this will have no wide ranging consequences
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?
Weak to his core demographic, but if he wants Wagner to fight then assassinating the head of Wagner would be a horrible idea.