The apparent assassination of the Wagner chief marks just another turn in Putin's effort to shore himself up, but it won't change the disastrous trajectory of the Ukrainian war.
Reports that Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has been killed in a plane crash immediately raised suspicions that he had been assassinated by the Kremlin.
The private plane apparently carrying him was flying between Moscow and St Petersburg when it crashed to the ground in flames; 10 bodies have reportedly been recovered from the wreckage by Russian authorities.
While there have been rumblings of discontent this week from Western allies about the progress of Ukraine's counteroffensive, the Ukrainian military is still making gradual but meaningful advances on the ground.
As the country marked its independence day, the head of Ukrainian military intelligence claimed that a "special operation" had been successfully carried out on the Russian-controlled Crimean peninsula, with Russian losses of personnel and an advanced missile system.
"Whatever happens in Moscow in terms of consolidating Putin inside the country, it doesn't really solve the inevitable loss that he faces outside of Russia – with this proviso: if he can hang on until 2024 and Donald Trump wins the US presidential election, everything changes."
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The apparent assassination of the Wagner chief marks just another turn in Putin's effort to shore himself up, but it won't change the disastrous trajectory of the Ukrainian war.
Reports that Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has been killed in a plane crash immediately raised suspicions that he had been assassinated by the Kremlin.
The private plane apparently carrying him was flying between Moscow and St Petersburg when it crashed to the ground in flames; 10 bodies have reportedly been recovered from the wreckage by Russian authorities.
While there have been rumblings of discontent this week from Western allies about the progress of Ukraine's counteroffensive, the Ukrainian military is still making gradual but meaningful advances on the ground.
As the country marked its independence day, the head of Ukrainian military intelligence claimed that a "special operation" had been successfully carried out on the Russian-controlled Crimean peninsula, with Russian losses of personnel and an advanced missile system.
"Whatever happens in Moscow in terms of consolidating Putin inside the country, it doesn't really solve the inevitable loss that he faces outside of Russia – with this proviso: if he can hang on until 2024 and Donald Trump wins the US presidential election, everything changes."
The original article contains 784 words, the summary contains 203 words. Saved 74%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!
Who in their right mind would have gotten on a plane with that guy. It’s the same as standing between him and an open window