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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Putin's arrested Surovikin as a traitor and says he sided with Prigozhin.

That makes absolutely no sense.

Surovikin was one of the few people at the top of the Russian MoD who was running around trying to find ways to stop Prigozhin, he recorded a message to Wagner demanding they stand down, he sent attack helicopters to try and stop Wagner's convoy - none of the other Russian commands did any of that.  Shoigu, Gerasimov and the rest fled, and were cowering in bunkers.

Very strange.[/quote]

Because Prigozhin and Surovikin go way back and are friendly. Putin fears collusion. He prefers it when there's clear loathing between his generals/militia leaders/businessmen. Reduces probability of a coup, you see. It suited him that Prigozhin exhorted Shoigu to do better. Rivalry on the battlefield can be useful if it pushes both to max effort.

Also, Surovikin's body language was analyzed and people posted to say his video attempting to stop Prigo was very uncomfortable. So...

... who knows at this point. It's rather mysterious, but any way you slice it, Putin comes out looking weaker.

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