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Denying wagner exists, after years of denying that it existed, suddenly the state denying that it existed, suddenly the state media and russian official said, the state media and russian official said. oh. the state media and russian official said, oh, yeah, it is fighting for us in said, oh, yeah, it is fighting for us in ukraine. and what we have been seeing us in ukraine. and what we have been seeing over us in ukraine. and what we have been seeing over the past few days illustrates very well how badly russia s illustrates very well how badly russia s legal system is functioning. these latest reports suggest functioning. these latest reports suggest that prosecutors are. well, suggest that prosecutors are. well, they suggest that prosecutors are. well, they have not dropped criminal charges well, they have not dropped criminal charges against prigozhin, it could be an charges against prigozhin, it could be an attempt by those prosecutors to save be an attempt by
He can make use of him again. nicky? yes, is that edward? the he can make use of him again. nicky? yes, is that edward? yes, is that edward? the news that is ust yes, is that edward? the news that is just breaking yes, is that edward? the news that isjust breaking at yes, is that edward? the news that isjust breaking at the yes, is that edward? the news that isjust breaking at the moment - yes, is that edward? the news that| isjust breaking at the moment from is just breaking at the moment from official is just breaking at the moment from official russian media is that they have announced that the criminal proceedings against prigozhin have not been proceedings against prigozhin have not been halted and are still under way, not been halted and are still under way, which not been halted and are still under way, which suggests to me that whatever way, which suggests to me that whatever deal was struck has been ripped whatever deal was struck has been ripped up whatever
Doing a lot of the kremlin s dirty work for it, and that was from real war, sending mercenaries into syria to fight in syria, also to africa, mercenaries there, but the hybrid war. prigozhin has been linked to many things, including attempts to destabilise western democracies, the use of this information, a giant roll farm in st peter5burg that has been linked meddle with the american election so he is and has been a very important figure, very close to putin and the russian state, and he is the one that has turned. that is why this is so significant and why these questions are now being asked about vladimir putin s reputation, his image but also hisjudgment. why did he not step in when this feud between prigozhin and the defence ministry became so obvious, so vicious and so plain for everyone to see? why did he let it get to a