If opening up a fraud case against Wagner mercenaries is Putin’s version of getting tough after an attempted coup, his attempt to assert his authority will fail miserably. He’s used this playbook against enemies in the past, but it will fail to scare people who kill for a living
If opening up a fraud case against Wagner mercenaries is Putin’s version of getting tough after an attempted coup, his attempt to assert his authority will fail miserably. He’s used this playbook against enemies in the past, but it will fail to scare people who kill for a living
@Billbrowder Not about fraud: about paying employees, families.
@Billbrowder Think this is about stability and strategy
@Billbrowder He’s going after his gang money 😏
@Billbrowder Putin is running out of options. He’ll have to take out half of his administration to assert his authority. Kinda reminds me of Afghanistan, to be honest. Palpable irony.
@Billbrowder it was not an attempted coup Bill it was theatre
@Billbrowder @Biz_Ukraine_Mag Maybe he’s just following America’s lead
@Billbrowder I don’t think Putin forgives or forgets. Revenge will come sooner or later.
@Billbrowder Putin is very weak and the West should be Flying sorties and doing incursions into Russian airspace. Yeah I know, I'm a crappy Buddhist.
@Billbrowder It's funny that Wagner is so cool now. When many were pointing out how Nazi-filled Azov was/ is, those who wanted to push the idea that Ukrainian extreme nationalism was pretty normal would highlight Russian fascist tendencies by saying 'Look at Wagner'.