Quote:There are fears of a coup in Russia this morning as military vehicles were seen on the streets after the chief of the Wagner mercenary group called for an armed rebellion in direct challenge to the Kremlin.

Yevgeny Prigozhin tonight said his forces had crossed into Russia as he called for the ousting Russia's defense minister and vowed to punish military leaders whom he accused of killing 2,000 of his fighters.

The Wagner chief said: 'We have crossed state borders ... We'll destroy anything that gets in the way. ... We go all the way.' 

Vladimir Putin's spokesperson said the Russian President had been informed of Prigozhin's claims and 'necessary measures are being taken.' The FSB security services earlier said they had opened a criminal investigation into Prigozhin and called for his arrest. 

The standoff, many of whose details remained unclear, looked like the biggest domestic crisis President Vladimir Putin has faced since he ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine - something he called a 'special military operation' - in February last year.

Security was stepped up on Friday night at government buildings, transport facilities and other key locations in Moscow, Russia's TASS news agency reported, citing a source at a security service.

(06-24-2023, 12:46 AM)Infolurker Wrote: Appears it is going down... Wagner Group is going after the Kremlin.

Now THAT's what a REAL "Jan6" looks like 

(06-24-2023, 02:29 AM)727Sky Wrote: I do believe if I were Putin I would regret the day I started the invasion of Ukraine.

(06-24-2023, 12:43 PM)Snarl Wrote:

(06-24-2023, 02:29 AM)727Sky Wrote: I do believe if I were Putin I would regret the day I started the invasion of Ukraine.

I don't see that he had much choice.

The Ukrainians were looting his land-based pipelines as badly as BLMers flash mobbing stores and pilfering everything they can grab.

Then ... America ... puts an embargo on the Nordstream1. Putin waltzes into The Ukraine the very next day.

These facts cannot be disputed. And, when they are held in context as indisputable, Putin didn't start it ... The proxy-Obama/Clinton administration did. An embargo is an act of war. And they've got a complicit media (worldwide mind you) that craftily attempts to avoid these foundational facts.

The importance of the Nordstream2 coming on-line? Well ... Putin could turn off all the overland pipes that were being diverted by The Ukrainians at-will. And that's why both pipelines are now blown all to Hell. Think of this and how the US has taken practically the whole of Europe hostage.

The only things Putin is really guilty of are: sending in 200,000 green troops who weren't supplied for war; For letting Zelensky arm Ukrainian civilians with small arms; For allowing the West to control a steady escalation of hostilities; And, for trying to capitalize on the establishment of a land bridge between Mother Russia and The Crimea.

And Putin? Putin is an old man now. How much longer does anyone think he wants to remain in the position? Everyone wants to retire at some point. Putin's just the face of the enemy. Have you noticed how that enemy's face has changed since the end of WWII? Because I remember the face of the enemy being the whole of the Soviet military back in my day. And, now, it's down to one or two men.

Good conversation in this thread. Everyone should feel free to destroy my arguments. I'm damn sure taking nothing personal.

(06-24-2023, 02:29 AM)727Sky Wrote: Of the supposedly translated interviews I have seen of Prigozhin he has been getting more and more pissed at the Russian military for not supporting his troops in the field as per contract. Ammo and shells were not given and there have been reports of Russian military shelling positions of the Wagner group as they withdrew from certain locations.

Quote:BREAKING:

The Kalinouski Regiment, made up of Belarusian volunteer soldiers fighting against the Russian Army in Ukraine, will make a public announcement to the Belarusian people at 5 pm today.

The traditional white-red-white flag will soon return to Belarus.

(06-24-2023, 06:19 PM)Infolurker Wrote: Chaos...

(06-24-2023, 06:58 PM)Infolurker Wrote: Conspiracy Theory!!!!

Did Russian “Merchant of Death” — Who Was Exchanged for Brittney Griner — Plan Wagner Group’s Coup so He Could Take Power?

https://thelibertydaily.com/did-russian-merchant-of-death-who-was-exchanged-for-brittney-griner-plan-wagner-groups-coup-so-he-could-take-power/