What's going on in Russia?

[George K]

Good thread on the history and dynamics.

Takeaway:

Prigozhin has limited resources he needs to act quick and to take over Moscow within a short period, otherwise he is doomed. At the same time people are not eager to defend Putin and no that many want to die for him fighting Wagner.

Putin is still not done and has enough power to fight back and to win it over. However in a broad light of things he lost - there is a coup in his country, the army lost confidence in him and in this war, Ukraine is advancing and his chair is shaking. All in all, he is very vulnerable now and his future seems grim 23/

[George K]

[Jolly]

Air assets.

Where is the Russian Air Force?

[Mik]

You have to wonder about that. Would they obey orders to attack Russians on Russian soil?

[George K]

@Jolly said in What's going on in Russia?:

Air assets.

Where is the Russian Air Force?

People have been asking that question for at least 15 months.

[Jon]

[xenon]

What a shit show. Number 2 military in the world.

[bachophile]

6000 nuclear warheads in Russia. Chew on that for a while.

[Mik]

Empty Russian transport planes arrive in Belarus. Troop movements? Putin called Lukashenko this morning, maybe for reinforcements.

[George K]

@Jon said in What's going on in Russia?:

Bears repeating.

[Jolly]

@Mik said in What's going on in Russia?:

Empty Russian transport planes arrive in Belarus. Troop movements? Putin called Lukashenko this morning, maybe for reinforcements.

I know that's what I would be doing....

[Aqua Letifer]

[Aqua Letifer]

[Doctor Phibes]

Is there anything Biden can’t do?

[George K]

@Doctor-Phibes said in What's going on in Russia?:

Is there anything Biden can’t do?

Speak coherently?

[Jon]

Seems unlikely. He’s a dead man if he does that.

[LuFins Dad]

Where are the Chechens in all of this? They have a pretty large force there as well…

[Aqua Letifer]

@LuFins-Dad said in What's going on in Russia?:

Where are the Chechens in all of this? They have a pretty large force there as well…

Siding with Poots.

[Mik]

Ok, so the brass agree to resign. Who replaces them?

[Renauda]

@LuFins-Dad said in What's going on in Russia?:

Where are the Chechens in all of this? They have a pretty large force there as well…

In their barracks. Nothing would precipitate a mass revolt faster than Putin calling on the Chechens to kill ethnic Russians to save his sorry ass. You have no idea how Chechens are hated throughout Russia.