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[–] [email protected] 203 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Yeah, but he was stripped of all of his power. Wagner group is being rolled into the state military. The opportunity for Wagner to push back and or give Putin the boot has passed.

And, this dude was also an evil corrupt piece of shit. If he overthrew Putin, Russia would’ve still been an authoritarian disinformation state.

[–] [email protected] 83 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He was a straight-up Neo-Nazi and named the group after Hitler's favorite composer. So yeah, he would have been infinitely worse than Putin... and that's saying something.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When Bellingcat says that's not Dmitry Utkin, I listen.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

LOL. You're hilarious.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Wagners are straight up fleeing into neighboring countries and Africa. They must have read the history books about what happens when one warlord assimilates another's forces (they kill them quietly and easily now that they're disarmed).

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

i don't think, russia and historical knowledge can come together

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

If he overthrew Putin, Russia would’ve still been an authoritarian disinformation state.

He would at least cause a schism between the putin fanatics and everyone else.