Theres increased security in with whats being called anti terror measures. The m4 which links the russian capital with cities in south, such as rostov, is closed because of a military convey that is moving along it. The kremlin has called for prigozhin s arrest with top russian generals telling wagner forces to stand down and the russian president Vladimir Putin has given a tv address and said russia is facing a betrayal. Heres mr putins Television Address to the russian nation. Translation any actions that split us are a betrayal of your people, a betrayal of the comrades that are fighting on the front line, a knife in the back of our people. This struck russia in 1917, when russia was waging the first world war, victory was stolen from us. Politicking behind the back of the army and the people turned into huge upheaval, the destruction of the army and the state. The loss of huge territories. As a result, it was tragedy, russian killing russians, civil war. And benefit was derived by
there s increased security in with what s being called anti terror measures. the m4 which links the russian capital with cities in south, such as rostov, is closed because of a military convey that is moving along it. the kremlin has called for prigozhin s arrest with top russian generals telling wagner forces to stand down and the russian president vladimir putin has given a tv address and said russia is facing a betrayal. here s mr putin s television address to the russian nation. translation: any actions that split us are a betrayal of your people, a betrayal of the comrades that are fighting on the front line, a knife in the back of our people. this struck russia in 1917, when russia was waging the first world war, victory was stolen from us. politicking behind the back of the army and the people turned into huge upheaval, the destruction of the army and the state. the loss of huge territories. as a result, it was tragedy, russian killing russians, civil war. and benefit
detract attention from putin. it would seem if it is, rather braised way of doing it, because intrinsically it does threaten the premiership of putin, it does make him look weak to some degree? i think for that reason we can rule it out. if putin wanted to sack his defence minister, his defence minister would be sacked. he has both the legal and practical political ability to do that. he can blame defeat on whoever he wants. the chief of general staff, the west, aliens. whoever. he doesn t need to go through this very dangerous and disruptive move. it is not only that it is affecting the front line, we see wagner withdrawn, there are talks of some of the paratroopers, who are kept in reserve, are being prepared just in case they need to defend moscow and take back rostov. it does disrupt the war effort. but this undermines putin s legitimacy within the elite as a whole. for all these reasons it would be an extraordinarily expensive and painfully roundabout