08-24-2023, 10:04 AM
So, this is the group of people Putin took out recently:
- Girkin "Strelkov" arrested
- Surovkin "General Armageddon" dismissed
- Prigozhin "Wagner Chief" killed
- Utkin "Callsign Wagner" killed
They all have one thing in common, they wanted Russia to increase their efforts to win the war on the battlefield while the BRICS want Putin to engage in peace talks. Putin is now framing the war as a 'pre-emptive' strike to defend Russia rather than a war of aggression.
Maybe this is Putins way of pivoting towards a negotiated settlement. Take out the warmongers who would criticize such a peace deal and rebel against it. Showing some goodwill towards the west by arresting those they consider "terrorists" such as Strelkov (who shot down MH17). As well as giving state security and the population a distraction because it is unlikely all the Wagnerites will surrender peacefully.
- Girkin "Strelkov" arrested
- Surovkin "General Armageddon" dismissed
- Prigozhin "Wagner Chief" killed
- Utkin "Callsign Wagner" killed
They all have one thing in common, they wanted Russia to increase their efforts to win the war on the battlefield while the BRICS want Putin to engage in peace talks. Putin is now framing the war as a 'pre-emptive' strike to defend Russia rather than a war of aggression.
Maybe this is Putins way of pivoting towards a negotiated settlement. Take out the warmongers who would criticize such a peace deal and rebel against it. Showing some goodwill towards the west by arresting those they consider "terrorists" such as Strelkov (who shot down MH17). As well as giving state security and the population a distraction because it is unlikely all the Wagnerites will surrender peacefully.