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School Me On This Russia/Ukraine Kerfuffle
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calibeebee
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It’s wild to me that dude just took over a city with a population of 1+ million.
Imagine the Proud Boys taking over a city like Philadelphia or San Jose . So glad the extremist groups in the US are complete jokes.
Russia looking so damn weak through all this. Couldn’t conquer a country with a comedian as president. Military being overrun by a hotdog salesman. Russia never wanted the smoke with us. I’m surprised we haven’t initiated operation desert storm part 2 yet.
Imagine the Proud Boys taking over a city like Philadelphia or San Jose . So glad the extremist groups in the US are complete jokes.
Russia looking so damn weak through all this. Couldn’t conquer a country with a comedian as president. Military being overrun by a hotdog salesman. Russia never wanted the smoke with us. I’m surprised we haven’t initiated operation desert storm part 2 yet.
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Not sure having a guy who murders people with sledgehammers take over a nuclear power is a particularly great long term outcome
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Over apparently
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It's a hard question to answer considering that Putin has essentially outsourced the military aspect of his foreign policy to the group, which has caused Wagner to come into conflict with the very European countries they'll need recognition from if Putin is gone. Internationally, Wagner is an extension of Putin.
Wagner Group - Wikipedia
Word is that Wagner is acting with support from some folks in Putin's government/military. As long as he can make the correct guarantees to the proper actors (NATO, China, Ukraine, India), Prigozhin might be able to get the international legitimacy he'll need to get Russia outside of the penalty box.
mplsdunk
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Russian politics is so crazy to me and there is so much to learn. I was watching a show the other day and basically all the oligarchs were made rich from the fall of the Soviet Union and Goldman Sachs basically came in and managed all of it.
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Putin shook
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Bizarre
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How is Glenn Greenwald doing
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How is Glenn Greenwald doing
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I’m confused 
. Either way it seems like this dude will eventually end up dead.
. Either way it seems like this dude will eventually end up dead.
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Russian mercenary group revolt against Moscow fizzles but exposes vulnerabilities
The greatest challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades in power has fizzled out after the rebellious mercenary commander who ordered his troops to march on Moscow agreed to go into exile and sounded the retreat.
apnews.com
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Russian mercenary group revolt against Moscow fizzles but exposes vulnerabilities
The greatest challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades in power has fizzled out after the rebellious mercenary commander who ordered his troops to march on Moscow agreed to go into exile and sounded the retreat.
man decided he liked being alive
elpablo21
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Aren’t there people already calling for a rebellion in Belarus too with how they’ve been a puppet of Russia? Is Prigozhin gonna be completely silent there?
elpablo21
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Prigozhin is gonna be the President of Belarus within a year or two, right?
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(I really don’t like Biden, so I hate you for this…but…) who are you putting up that’s better? I’m a split ticket voter, so I’m all ears.Biden
elpablo21
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Ah man
jpzx
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I know zero haven't been keeping much on it, but if Wagner has ties to Putin would I be surprised if this was a ploy just figure out who was loyal to Putin, and Wagner was on that side of the issue? Nah.
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