This shreds 90 percent of the “analyses” in the alternative and mainstream media about Prigozhin”s “coup.” The lesson is never really learned: don’t assert “facts” when you don’t know what you’re talking about, and clearly label speculation as speculation. From Tyler Durden at zerohedge.com:
Russian officials have revealed another plot twist, adding further mystery to the already bizarre Wagner uprising and the fate of its founder and chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. The news also underscores that things will likely move on as ‘normal’ with Wagner leadership receiving a small slap on the wrist.
The Kremlin said on Monday that President Vladimir Putin actually met with Prigozhin just days after the short-lived mutiny which resulted in over a dozen Russian troop deaths after Wagner mercenaries shot down military helicopters.
After the so-called “march on Moscow” by armed convoys of Wagner forces amid angry denunciations of rampant corruption in the army command ranks on June 24, Russia quickly announced a ceasefire deal had been reached with the mediation of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko. This included an agreement for Prigozhin to depart Russia, entering de facto exile in neighboring Belarus.
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