Alexander Mercouris
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Death of Prigozhin: Causes and Suspects; No Ind Day Victory For Ukraine; US Tells Ukr: Give Up Bakhmut Attack; BRICS Expands
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Putin in his speech did not say Prigozin is dead directly. Means he is alive. Putin always speaks this way when he is deceiving.
Why would he say anything one way or another before forensics had done the DNA testing to make sure? President Putin tends to refrain from saying anything on a subject he doesn’t want to talk about, which is always preferable to lying. I recall the time he went “missing” and the clamouring global media was unable to squeeze details on his whereabouts from anyone, including the Kremlin. The stories they came up with were pure fantasy. When he reappeared 11 days later, he was swamped with reporters shoving microphones in his face and asking where he had been. All he… Read more »
I don’t know the intend yet. But this is how the (former) KGB operates. Sending deceiving messages mostly towards foreign audience. Creating false impression of disputes is very common. The coup attempt was most definitely a theatre.
I believe they want both deceive the west and generate some domestic changes by this.
It makes no sense he was allowed to fly to Africa and then return to Russia if he wasn’t trusted.
From my experience over many years, Putin is not in the business of “deceiving.” That’s more a thing of the West. Inasmuch as the investigation of the incident is not complete, perhaps it’s too early to say “directly” that Prig is dead. Perhaps he is waiting for DNA evidence. There seems to be a 99% chance that he is dead, directly.
I totally agree. As the US and entire Fourth Reich is truth-incapable and agreement incapable so Putin is lie-incapable. An interesting and unusual quality in these end times, to say the least.
I had hoped you would speak about General Surovikin. He has supposedly been relieved of command.
What if Prigozhin entrapped the CIA by becoming a triple agent and promised the NeoCons their wet dream-come true; Regime Change in Moscow? What would they not have given to get that? A trainload of gold and a suitcase of diamonds in Africa perhaps? (Deposited into the Russian Treasury as an extra insult to the Neocon idiots of the West?) And what would they not like to do to him, after Prigozhin absconded with the loot having provided nothing but a cheap side-show in return – the ludicrous ‘March on Moscow’? What would they not do in revenge for such… Read more »