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Wagner boss Prigozhin killed in plane crash in Russia (www.bbc.co.uk)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
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[–] 8 points 3 years ago (2 children)

I'm not really surprised. They got more and more open about their assassination attempts for years. They're not meant to covertly get rid of enemies, they're very public warnings to other dissidents. It's rule by fear.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Russian assassination are pretty clear. Anyone with half a brain can put the pieces together, but there is just enough plausible deniability that there cannot be direct retaliation legally or politically. It is a clear threat but just barely veiled enough to avoid legitimate retaliatory action via legal or international responses.

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