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It looked like Prigozhin had the advantage and had gotten the jump on the Russian army. Why give that up to go live in exile until he's assassinated?

Posted by Fuzzy (aka mrfuzzy) Jun 24 '23, 13:39

This outcome doesn't make sense to me. Unless he received intel that led him to believe he couldn't reach his target and this was his best escape option. This whole seemed to rely on avoiding conflict in Moscow -- either through PR or by moving quickly enough that it didn't mire into a siege.

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He miscalculated. He thought he had a shot, but then all his allies came out against him. Knew he only had one way out that wasn’t a bloodbath. -- nm - mafic Jun 24, 19:29
$$$ -- nm - Jovian Jun 24, 13:46
For the ploy to work, he needed a couple of generals to flip. I guess none would. But the unknowns here approach infinity. -- nm - David Jun 24, 13:43
You assume he’d live long enough to see Moscow. - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jun 24, 13:41 3
- And you know, it always works out to let the guy who tried to lead a revolution live out in exile. It never backfires. -- nm - Reagen Jun 24, 14:02 2
  - I assume that’s why Putin agreed to Belarus so Lukashenko could “keep an eye on him” -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jun 24, 14:28
  - Pute is reasonable dude, doesnt hold grudge. It is known. -- nm - mud Jun 24, 14:05

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It looked like Prigozhin had the advantage and had gotten the jump on the Russian army. Why give that up to go live in exile until he's assassinated?

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