[Goose]

And thats it? It's all done?

https://twitter.com/maxseddon/status/167...13504?s=20

This whole thing is so bizarre. Don't think there is any good modern historical parallel.

Not sure how it can all go back to regularly scheduled Ukraine war after Prigozhin took a city and high level MOD hostages, shot down multiple Russian aircraft, but I guess it's now let bygones be bygones?

Wherever we go from here Putin's authority is shot, the Army and Wagner are still going to hate each other, maybe some FSB colonels are getting ideas. No clue what happens next but I am certain this was not some grand Putin plan.

I am glad you are certain of that. I am not. Indeed, as you say, this is bizarre. However, a possible parallel might be the coup attempt against Erdoğan where he was suspected of actually organizing it himself. The (alleged) purpose in that case was to start a coup and see who joins. This causes everybody who is in opposition to declare themselves and when the coup fails you know who to kill/jail. It is also very probable we do not yet know the whole story.

One does wonder how the various elements of the Russian military will trust each other and also will trust Wagner. Maybe it is simply a matter that Prigozhin wanted to get paid. Unless he was indeed acting under Putin's instructions, I would expect his life expectancy to be in question.

[Goose]

And thats it? It's all done?

https://twitter.com/maxseddon/status/167...13504?s=20

This whole thing is so bizarre. Don't think there is any good modern historical parallel.

Not sure how it can all go back to regularly scheduled Ukraine war after Prigozhin took a city and high level MOD hostages, shot down multiple Russian aircraft, but I guess it's now let bygones be bygones?

Wherever we go from here Putin's authority is shot, the Army and Wagner are still going to hate each other, maybe some FSB colonels are getting ideas. No clue what happens next but I am certain this was not some grand Putin plan.

I am glad you are certain of that. I am not. Indeed, as you say, this is bizarre. However, a possible parallel might be the coup attempt against Erdoğan where he was suspected of actually organizing it himself. The (alleged) purpose in that case was to start a coup and see who joins. This causes everybody who is in opposition to declare themselves and when the coup fails you know who to kill/jail. It is also very probable we do not yet know the whole story.

One does wonder how the various elements of the Russian military will trust each other and also will trust Wagner. Maybe it is simply a matter that Prigozhin wanted to get paid. Unless he was indeed acting under Putin's instructions, I would expect his life expectancy to be in question.