Ukraine Invasion - Please do not post videos showing attacks/similar

[Uther]

It's like a plot from a really really **** film.
Not easy to make sense of this through western eyes.

 

[ltron]

From Dmitry Peskov:

* All Wagner soldiers who participated in this coup can return to Russia, there will be no punishment

* All Wagner soldiers who did not participate will sign contracts with the Russian MoD and continue their work in Ukraine

* Prigozhin has been exiled and will not be allowed to return to Russia, Lukashenko has offered Prigozhin a home in Belarus and Russia will leave him be

Very strange. Initially I thought this was to be a victory for Prigozhin and he was going to be given more power while Shoigu would be sacked, but now it looks like a complete defeat. What was the point in doing it if he didn't get anything out of it?

Why didn't he go through with it? Is 25K battle hardened men not enough? I thought that most of what remains of the Russian army was busy in Ukraine.

 

[danoliver1]

I hope Prigozhin likes the taste of Polonium 210.

 

[Minusorange]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1672703833649172483

Russians cheering their new hero

 

[ltron]

I hope Prigozhin likes the taste of Polonium 210.

Maybe Prigozhin will trip and fall out of the aeroplane's window on the way to Belarus .

 

[JamesH85]

what was he thinking, signed his own death.

 

[ltron]

what was he thinking, signed his own death.

All very strange, obviously I don't have any sympathy for the murderer, but I just don't understand why he did it.

 

[bayo000]

Maybe Putin got hold of all his family/ friends?

 

[bingham67]

He was expecting a more general uprising. Which never happened.

That is partly why Russia started implementing martial law in preparation.

On reflection this is right such a shame civilians didn't follow in numbers, would have been cool seeing civilians rise up and not supporting Putin marching to Moscow.

 

[hudson86]

He was expecting a more general uprising. Which never happened.

That is partly why Russia started implementing martial law in preparation.

He didnt give it much time if thats the case. If he'd closed on Moscow maybe more would follow ?

Seems a bit like the attempted coup in Turkey, rapidly fizzled out when the rest of military failed to join.

 

[Grim5]

Assuming this was genuine then this agreement is irrelevant, as if there's going to be zero punishment for almost toppling the system and chickening out at the last moment...

These dudes are going to find themselves with slit throats and being used as fodder.

My guess is that Prigozhin hoped he could get all the way to the Kremlin without a fight, but it was looking more like the defenders in Moscow would fight and Prigozhin decided he either doesn't want to fight or he doesn't have enough soldiers to fight and called it quits

 

[Hodders]

Tac nukes hit Kyiv launched from Belarus. "Nothing to do with us" says Putin.

Eeeeek.

 

[NickK]

Hmm cancel culture.

 

[potatolord]

At thus point, I am fully expecting a resurrected Jeremy beadle to turn up at a kremlin press conference.

 

[NickK]

Tac nukes hit Kyiv launched from Belarus. "Nothing to do with us" says Putin.

Sorry that would see the use of article 5, as the US has already stated.

 

[ICDP]

At thus point, I am fully expecting a resurrected Jeremy beadle to turn up at a kremlin press conference.

That would make that alien invasion the 3rd weirdest thing this week

 

[HungryHippos]

Tac nukes hit Kyiv launched from Belarus. "Nothing to do with us" says Putin.

Eeeeek.

I hope you're not being serious, this is the most transparent move they could make.

 

[johnno93]

That would make that alien invasion the 3rd weirdest thing this week

Just to be on the safe side I'd like to say I welcome our new alien overlords...

 

[byeo]

That would make that alien invasion the 3rd weirdest thing this week

Beadle’s return is the biggest “gotcha” ever, all part of the bigger plan to bring back Beadles About.

 

[chrismscotland]

Sorry that would see the use of article 5, as the US has already stated.

To be fair a couple of Senators have proposed legislation that a "nuclear cloud" affecting NATO allies would trigger Article 5 but the US Govt certainly hasn't stated that

Nuclear cloud will trigger NATO's Article 5, US warns Russia

The US Senate has introduced a resolution which proposes that the actions of Russia, Belarus "or proxy of Russia" be considered as an attack on NATO, if their actions lead to radioactive contamination of the allies' territory.

www.euractiv.com