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Military coup in Russia

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Grandmabatty Sat 24-Jun-23 06:50:05

I woke up to the news that a military coup is taking place in Russia. Troops have entered Moscow and Putin is nowhere to be seen, apparently. I wonder if this marks the end of his regime?

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Wyllow3 Tue 27-Jun-23 08:26:55

Can Putin realistically manage without the Wagner troops? Apparently I(wiki) it's estimated that tens of thousands of Wagner troops took part.

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M0nica Tue 27-Jun-23 10:37:21

He is expecting them to all join the Russian army, I suspect in dedicated battalions, he will not want them mixing with other troops. Whether they will or not, is another question.

To my mind, Putin is putting on an air of confidence and power, rather than knowing he has it. At the end of the day the Wagner group are too big and too international for him to control .

Putins days are numbered, but is the Wagner leader going to offer anything better? If he gets power it will be like Italy being governed by the mafia.

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