Two months to the day after the coup attempt. His number was up the second he stopped advancing on Moscow.
Yeah, it's definitely suspicious how this plane crash happened just two months after the coup attempt. It seems like someone wanted to silence him for good. I wouldn't be surprised if there's more to this story than meets the eye.
There is ...
"Christopher Steele - former head of the Russia desk at Britain's foreign intelligence agency (MI6) - says it's "inevitable" that this would be Prigozhin's ending."
"We were told some weeks ago, in fact, that there had been a contract taken out on Prigozhin inside Russia by senior people in the business community."
from the link at the top of this toot.
That’s kind of concerning, since it seems to suggest that business leaders in Russia support Putin and weren’t aiming for a coup of their own, unless Prigozhin was somehow a threat to whatever coup they might be planning (if it was being planned at all). Granted, “senior people in the business community” are probably all Putin cronies anyways.
Nothing of that kind of thing happens in Russia without Putin being behind it.
Did the plane fall out of a window?
Definitely fell down a staircase
If I'm ever in Russia, I think I'll stick to windowless one-story buildings.
AFK BRB Chocolate found dead near yhe floor on some basement steps in Russia
Dang it! So easily foiled.
It was suicide, as was the self-inflicted two gunshots behind his head. Who could have known …
No, it fell down from the stairs
Had to know it would happen sooner rather than later.
I'm just surprised the plane was shot down in Russian airspace. Putin's not even trying to hide his assinations anymore.
I'm surprised it took this long, I thought he'd be dead within a week of his failed coup.
They don't hide them, they just deny them despite all the evidence to the contrary. Usually while sneering.
So if I'm the next coup leader I'm absolutely never stopping. If you start the coup either you or Putin will die.
Short term solves some problems, long term risky.
If you come for the king, you best not miss
This will rustle some jimmies.
Well, at least it wasn't a slow painful Polonium or Novichok death.
Seems convenient.
Revenge is a dish served… warm-ish
Surprised it took this long for Pooty Poo to deal with his little problem.
Relatively quick retribution, no? Will this have any effect though besides confirming that if you cross Putin, you die?
Wagner allied channels are talking of another march on Moscow.
But without a unifying leader? Who knows?
Now that would be interesting. If they started and actually completed the march.
Sounds like time for a deepfake Prigozhin to start showing up as part of a sabotage campaign within Russias borders..
Dammit, I had plutonium tea on my bingo card.
He should have stuck with his hot-dog cart.
"Pilot error"
Pilot leaned out of the window too much and fell off.
Pilot flew into a missile.
I'm not buying it. Prigozhin lives. Probably hanging out with Tupac and Michael Jackson.
So they get to come down from heaven and help torture him?
Putin retaliation or faked death to avoid Putin retaliation... who is to say.
Only onboard the plane in paper. He is probably fine. I highly doubt he's dumb enough to use his actual documents when flying
If Putin wants him dead and Prigozhin is in Russia, there's not much he can do to avoid his fate.
If Prig got dusted, better hope there aren’t to many of his comrades in arms who don’t hold a grudge. Because Russia has been dredging the prisons and slums to give uniforms to. And Wagner’s crew are to say the least a bit more motivated (ie fucken bloodthirsty)
Welcome to the News community!
Rules:
1. Be civil
Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.
2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.
Obvious biased sources will be removed at the mods’ discretion. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted separately but not to the post body. Sources may be checked for reliability using Wikipedia, MBFC, AdFontes, GroundNews, etc.
3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.
Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.
4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source. Clickbait titles may be removed.
Posts which titles don’t match the source may be removed. If the site changed their headline, we may ask you to update the post title. Clickbait titles use hyperbolic language and do not accurately describe the article content. When necessary, post titles may be edited, clearly marked with [brackets], but may never be used to editorialize or comment on the content.
5. Only recent news is allowed.
Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.
6. All posts must be news articles.
No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials, videos, blogs, press releases, or celebrity gossip will be allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis. Mods may use discretion to pre-approve videos or press releases from highly credible sources that provide unique, newsworthy content not available or possible in another format.
7. No duplicate posts.
If an article has already been posted, it will be removed. Different articles reporting on the same subject are permitted. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.
8. Misinformation is prohibited.
Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.
9. No link shorteners or news aggregators.
All posts must link to original article sources. You may include archival links in the post description. News aggregators such as Yahoo, Google, Hacker News, etc. should be avoided in favor of the original source link. Newswire services such as AP, Reuters, or AFP, are frequently republished and may be shared from other credible sources.
10. Don't copy entire article in your post body
For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.