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No public statements by officials of any government or organization can be believed. They may or may not be telling the truth. The story will be spun in accor
by synetic 3y ago
No public statements by officials of any government or organization can be believed. They may or may not be telling the truth. The story will be spun in accordance to whims/wishes of whoever is spinning it. It could be a coup attempt by Wagner or maybe the longtime Putin loyalist is doing this for Putin to see who in the military end up demonstrating a lack of loyalty to Putin. There are lots of possibilities but whatever the truth is it is a fascinating story.
Churchill’s quote seems apt. Russia is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.
- ROTMetro 3y agoYou'd have to be on pretty shaky group to be ok with the optics of all this along with multiple aircraft and helicopters shot down as the tradeoff to 'see what shakes out'.
- synetic 3y agoI wrote that before reading about this. However, my overall point is that trying to understand Kremlin politics is very difficult and those of us on this site don’t really understand the dynamics. Putin and his cabal are the last generation of Soviet trained leaders and their views and ways of operating are not all relatable to those not similarly trained.