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| West put everything on the civil war in Russia |
| 2023-06-27 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Victoria Nikiforova [RIA] Whatever considerations Yevgeny Prigozhin justified his throw on Moscow , but in fact he gave a cool assist to our strategic enemies. Throughout Saturday, the Western media choked with delight. The fact that the rebellion began on Friday evening also played a role: Russia traditionally closed for the weekend, but overseas at that time it was the height of the working day. Propaganda rushed into battle immediately. "Rebellion in Russia", "Rebellion against Putin", "Wagner tanks heading for Moscow", "Russia on the edge of the abyss," shouted the editorials of influential newspapers. The Wagnerites were instantly dubbed "rebels" - this is a very familiar tracing paper to us: this is how the Anglo-Saxons call the "correct" rebels who oppose the "wrong" government. Of course, the "good Russian" emigrants began to fuss. Mikhail Khodorkovsky immediately called on Russian citizens to support the rebellion and take up arms. The runners of the last call climbed out of all the cracks, again they had a dream to ride along Tverskaya on the Abrams. What can we say about the former Ukrainian SSR? There they celebrated all night long. How many hopes were placed in the West on our Troubles. How easily this would solve all their problems at once: with mediocre defeats in Ukraine , and with the economic crisis that hit the former "golden billion", and with the failure of the "rules-based order." The EU leadership quickly began to share the skin of the Russian bear, activating its crisis response center "in connection with the situation in Russia." Our European "partners" were going to manage our crisis, just as they managed the Ukrainian Maidan in 2014. "The Ukrainian army <...> will be happy with the confusion in the ranks of the enemy," the Economist stated with pleasure . The obvious plus of the rebellion for the United States was noted by the New York Times : it was supposed to worsen Russia's position at the front and ensure a military victory for Ukraine. The same Peter Baker from the New York Times, however, noticed the minus of this whole story for the States. In his opinion, it was that Russia's nuclear weapons could be out of control - well, or under the control of such a person who would not hesitate to bang on Washington. The logic of our enemies must be understood in order to clearly realize that Wagner's performance may not be the last. You have to be ready for this. Back in 2019, American military analysts from the RAND Corporation advised Washington to diligently foment all possible protests and uprisings in Russia - we already wrote about this plan . At the same time, it was proposed to carefully conspire so that all speeches looked extremely natural, and the ears of the American ambassador did not stick out of them. This means that next time the protesters won't be running around with pro-American slogans like "Katz offers to surrender." No, pro-Western protests, paradoxically, may well be wrapped in a patriotic package. There have been precedents in our history. As some wit pointed out, in the late 80s no one walked around in Moscow with posters "Let's give all our oil to Khodorkovsky." No, at the rallies of many thousands during the era of perestroika, they drowned for the abolition of party privileges, for democracy and a multi-party system. And they actually got what they got. So today, Protestants can sincerely believe that they are for everything good, and as a result they will receive a catastrophic defeat for Russia. All caring patriots should seriously think about this. It is foolish to think that after the neutralization of Prigozhin, the West will abandon their attempts to rock our boat. After the failure of sanctions and military failures, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are their only chance to win. They just can't use it. Yes, all the current "saviors of Russia" are firmly and hopelessly compromised. Both Navalny, and Kasparov*, and Khodorkovsky* have long been scrapped by their own owners - simply because they have already been exposed. It is clear on whose content they are, it is clear which special services they work for. In Russian society, they cause only tired contempt. But what if a new person turns up in Prigozhin's place - more attractive, with a well-spoken tongue, without bad habits such as extrajudicial reprisals, with a sense of humor, without compromising connections with the American establishment? At the same time, he will pour out patriotic slogans, skillfully amuse the national pride of the Great Russians. If such a person does not raise doubts in the West, if they believe there that he is under control, that, for example, he does not use nuclear weapons against them, then they will support him with all their propaganda machine. They will even portray, if necessary, fear of a "Russian nationalist." Again, there are precedents. Boris Yeltsin (before he became president) was portrayed by many Western media as a "Russian nationalist". For a while, Navalny was also in the “patriots”. For some time even Khodorkovsky pretended to be a patriot. Even our smart and skeptical, largely disappointed society can fall for this. This risk should not be underestimated. In the end, during each Time of Troubles in Russia, impostors breed like rabbits - we alone had at least a dozen False Dimitri, historians are still arguing about their exact number. The only thing that inspires hope is what was well shown by Wagner's speech: our people do not need a civil war in any form. The Russians categorically do not want to kill each other to the delight of Washington and London . And having overcome another Time of Troubles, we will inevitably build a great empire. This has happened more than once in our thousand-year history. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #5 "We will build a great empire" Yea, a nation literally dying off demographically is going to suddenly become a great empire although no foreign investment will be seen, the leaders of Russia cannot even travel outside the "pro Russian world" and it's contracting like the population numbers are anyway. Half the people in Russia do not even have a commode in their homes. But, no doubt, Russia is heading toward a great empire and not the vassal weaker state status reality offers vis a vis China. |
| Posted by: Flater Forkbeard8651 2023-06-27 17:18 |
| #4 Impossible to believe he has not been contacted in some form. Considering it seems the US has burrowed through the Russian intelligence service like worms, I would find it shocking if there hadn't been some feelers out. Whether Prigozhin knew it was CIA or not and how much it might have influenced things is up for debate. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2023-06-27 10:56 |
| #3 Prigozhin's company maintains a call center which handles all his inquiries, press inquiries, recruiting questions, including as I s'pect, feelers from intelligence agents, clandestine or otherwise. Impossible to believe he has not been contacted in some form. |
| Posted by: badanov 2023-06-27 10:13 |
| #2 Hard to imagine the CIA choosing Prigozhin over known quantity Putin. |
| Posted by: Angstrom 2023-06-27 10:08 |
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| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-06-27 00:20 |