In late June, Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin took control of Russia’s southern city of Rostov-on-Don, the opening salvo of a mutiny against the Kremlin that ended in a fragile truce orchestrated by Belarus’s leader Alexander Lukashenko.
The uprising was a public humiliation for Russian President Vladimir Putin, a leader believed to have a long history of taking out those he perceives as traitors.
Many believed Prigozhin’s days were numbered.
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If the mass killings in the US have something to do with the Prigozhin’s “private Spetsnaz”, they were paid for, and paid well. Prigozhin is declared dead, and his billions are redistributed. It is likely that this line of financing will dry up. However, as Reuters reports, the news of Prigozhin’s demise might be somewhat exaggerated.Selected Articles – 1:56 PM 9/3/2023 – News review in 200 PostsUS intelligence says an intentional explosion brought down Wagner chief Prigozhin’s plane – WPRI.comRussia Moves to Seize Control Of Wagner Empire After Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Death – BloombergPrigozhin and mass killings in the United States – Google Searchprigozhin – Google SearchПашинян: Россия отдаляется от Южного Кавказа – DW – 03.09.2023 … NYPD: Robbers stole nearly $5,000 from 3 Queens businesses in less than 10 minutes – CBS News … Russia: Huge fire near oil depot in St Petersburg – Sky News … Man, 33, shot dead in robbery on Brooklyn streetRussia – Ukraine War and the South Caucasus: Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan – Google SearchRussia’s War in Ukraine and Reconfiguration in the South Caucasus – ICDSMastering the growing crisis in the South Caucasus: A role for the West and Turkey | Middle East InstituteRussia – Ukraine War and the South Caucasus: Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan – Google SearchRussia – Ukraine War and the South Caucasus: Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan – Google SearchRussia – Ukraine War and the South Caucasus: Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan – Google SearchRussia – Ukraine War and the South Caucasus: Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan – Google Search
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