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https://t.co/T0UUcQmtM3. Prigozhin's full interview. Definitely worth your time, though I don't think it's subtitled (subtitled excerpts are being shared on this platform). His most vicious (by far) attack on Shoigu and Gerasimov, with lots of other interesting bits and pieces.
— Sergey Radchenko (@DrRadchenko) May 24, 2023
While downplaying his connection to Putin (says that he never knew him before Putin became President), Prigozhin proclaims his "obedience" to Putin (as his political principle), but at the same time, he directs much of his criticism at the Presidential administration.
— Sergey Radchenko (@DrRadchenko) May 24, 2023
Prigozhin predicts hard times for Russia, including losing territory it has annexed since 2014, does not rule out that Bakhmut will be lost, and is attempting to frame this impending loss as Shoigu's crime.
— Sergey Radchenko (@DrRadchenko) May 24, 2023
Taken against the backdrop of a distant Putin studying 17th century maps of Russia, Prigozhin attempts to project an image of a no-nonsense straight-talker, a people's man. He is clearly angling to dramatically increase his political stature and relevance (we already knew that).
— Sergey Radchenko (@DrRadchenko) May 24, 2023
To conclude, a couple of thoughts. First, Prigozhin's continued survival is a pointer to a real power struggle behind the scenes, quite possibly inside the military establishment. Someone is obviously protecting Prigozhin. Where Putin stands in all of this is not clear.
— Sergey Radchenko (@DrRadchenko) May 24, 2023
His repeated references to a popular revolution (i.e. the very thing we know Putin is desperately afraid of ) suggest to me that Prigozhin does not clear his messaging with the Kremlin. But with whom then? Who are the "North Korean" faction in this set-up? I don't know.
— Sergey Radchenko (@DrRadchenko) May 24, 2023
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