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Doesn't read like a good source. Citing the loose cannon does not make a civil war. But yea, Prigozhin has been hinting that he considers civil war an option w
by lolc 3y ago
Doesn't read like a good source. Citing the loose cannon does not make a civil war.
But yea, Prigozhin has been hinting that he considers civil war an option when he commented on the retreat from Bakhmut: “we will leave on the 10th of May, and we will wait until the Russian people need us, which we believe is going to happen really soon if you look at how our leaders are acting.”[0]
From my armchair, it doesn't look like a bunch of mercenaries could meaningfully operate within Russia. They'd need decisive support from branches of the regular army. So the question is whether he has alliances. As long as they haven't revealed themselves, this will stay cold. Or Prigozhin will die real quick.
[0] https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-clans-war-russia-interview-succession-ukraine-war/32425962.html https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-clans-war-russia-interview-suc...