Current Affairs Ukraine

[Martin Alvito]

He'd be a dead man. So doesn't make much sense.

Some reports have him in Turkey already. God only knows what's happening in Belarus right now.

The Financial Times is reporting that Putin has decided to play it by fighting for the bridges at the Oka, rather than drop them into the river. Explains a thing or two, and suggests he thinks he's holding some cards. I would have gone a little more scorched earth, personally, but he has vastly better intel.

I suppose he might be thinking he can divide the opposing force by conceding a beachhead (he'll almost certainly lose the engagement), then hammer them.

Either that or this whole thing is one big, ridiculous staged performance.
Everything is possible in Russia

This is something to keep in mind. Things are rarely as they seem, over there.

 

[Wat Tyler]

Apparently Prigozhin has denied an agreement.

 

[Runub]

So what now?


He turns round and heads back to Ukraine like nothing's happened?


Hmmm...

Hope the rapscallion fixes all the roads that have been dug up on his way back

 

[stipe]

Apparently Prigozhin has denied an agreement.

This was posted on popular Russian Telegram channel just now (Google translate)

Prigozhin: PMC "Wagner" deploys columns and goes back to the camps according to the plan, so that Russian blood is not shed"
"PMC" Wagner "wanted to disband. On June 23, we went on a march of justice.
In a day we walked, not reaching 200 km from Moscow.
During this time, we did not shed a single drop of blood from our fighters.
Now the moment has come when blood can be shed
Therefore, realizing all the responsibility for the fact that Russian blood will be shed
on one of the sides, we deploy our columns and leave in the opposite direction
to the field camps, according to the plan."

 

[john jako]

makes not sense any of this haha

 

[Del-boy]

Seems like Wagner have bottled it and are turning back. Not sure where this leaves the Wagner leader other than a gulag in Siberia.

 

[The binman chronicles]

I doubt Putin would agree to look this weak.

Unless it is the lesser of two evils and he can withdraw from Ukraine using national security as the reason.

If they lose the war against Ukraine then it would be a worse look.

 

[Mrk]

If nothing else this has been wildly entertaining.

 

[stipe]

Insane situation, so many fakes floating around, who knows what is true and what was goal of this whole thing

 

[Wat Tyler]

Only thing I can assume is that Prigozhin got offered that Wagner doesn’t have to join Russian Army and stays independent. either that or he bottled it.

 

[Tennessee Blue Mike]

Did anyone else note Russia is a paper tiger. Putins cronies will take sides as their selfish ways have found them out.

Is Davids still banging on its Daddy Bush’s fault. The biggest problem is difference between White and Red Russians. Putin is a hunted man. His new home North Korea or China.

 

[FrenchDarrenBent]

Looks like a standard Everton attack. Get within 45 yards of the oppositions goal and then retreat

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

Hope the rapscallion fixes all the roads that have been dug up on his way back

Great use of rapscallion

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

The Goat Squad have just rocked up in Rostov - this could be interesting

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

They have Everton'd it, haven't they?