> figures the west would support a softer, friendlier Russian leader, whoever that is. regardless of if that's true, Prigozhin is not that "softer, friendlier

> figures the west would support a softer, friendlier Russian leader, whoever that is. regardless of if that's true, Prigozhin is not that "softer, friendlier" guy. It's likely more internally focussed and not about us - don't make the mistake of thinking of the West as the main character here. More likely, it's about who would _Russia_ support, and reaching the opposite conclusion about what kind of leader they want.