pips@lemmy.film to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWagner boss Prigozhin killed in plane crash in Russiawww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square389fedilinkarrow-up12.12Karrow-down126cross-posted to: statecraft@lemmy.cafeworldnews@lemmit.onlinenews@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldnews@beehaw.orgworldnews@lemmy.ml
arrow-up12.09Karrow-down1external-linkWagner boss Prigozhin killed in plane crash in Russiawww.bbc.co.ukpips@lemmy.film to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square389fedilinkcross-posted to: statecraft@lemmy.cafeworldnews@lemmit.onlinenews@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldnews@beehaw.orgworldnews@lemmy.ml
minus-squareloobkoob@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up39·1 year agoFrom what I gather, he backed down because all his top men’s families were being threatened. Prigozhin’s family was kept safe, of course, but I don’t think they expected Russia to threaten the families of those further down the ladder.
minus-squareShakeThatYam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·1 year agoThis all just makes him seem naive and unprepared for the position he was in.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year agoI have a theory. I think the Slavic Russian Nazi a total dictator let run a private army might have been a little dumb.
From what I gather, he backed down because all his top men’s families were being threatened. Prigozhin’s family was kept safe, of course, but I don’t think they expected Russia to threaten the families of those further down the ladder.
This all just makes him seem naive and unprepared for the position he was in.
I have a theory.
I think the Slavic Russian Nazi a total dictator let run a private army might have been a little dumb.