Too soon?

[fridi]

Wow. Those Russkies don't waste their time. In Putin's Russia, you don't stage coup, the coup stages YOU!

'Ten killed' in private jet crash north of Moscow - Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin 'on passenger list'

If true, Putin is losing his touch. Back in his prime Prigozhin would have been killed within 24 hours of his rebellion. Never forget that this crazy lunatic made Putin look like a fucking fool marching almost all the way to Moscow.

The fact that it took Putin this long to kill him makes him look like even more of a washed up joke.

The guy must have been an idiot... With the war criminal Putin reputation, and he was flying near Moscow??

Ruzzian #1: "We can't push Prigozhin out window. He never in tall building."
Ruzzian #2: "I have idea, comrade. What if window is on plane, and missile hits window?"

I'm reading that the #2 guy over the wagner group was also killed. Going to be interesting to see what happens with the fighters scattered all over the place. I suspect they have more respect for the guys just killed than Putin.

Comments

[abomvubuso]

*tinfoil hat on* What if they just said he died in that plane, while he conveniently disappeared somewhere in Africa?

[airiefairie]

Neat plan!

[dewline]

Yeah, this was a little slow in happening, if it happened as you and I suspect it has. That said, I wonder who's going to try next?

[asthfghl]

Typical Putin style.

[mikeyxw]

It wasn't quick, but he did seem to be pretty thorough. He also got the #2 guy, and most of the Wagner troops are now in countries other than Russia. I'd say killing his political opponents is still Putin's #1 job skill.

[garote]

Yeah, seconded here. Offing the guy immediately while his own troops were still hanging around together outside Moscow would have just been stupid. Instead he got Prigozhin to willingly disperse them, even get them out of Russia entirely. And then he blasted him to hell. This is not the weakness of an old tyrant, it's the wisdom of one.