propaganda, pick your lie. this is a frankenstein-type of scenario that vladimir putin himself has orchestrated and developed in his 23 years in office. so, whether you think you can believe dmitri plikov, or vladimir putin, it s a heavy dose of skepticism that we interpret anything we hear from them. this, it does appear, took the kremlin and caught them off guard. and now there s a game of catch-up. and the big question is was russian intelligence aware of what yevgeny prigozhin was planning to do? this was sort of in the open. he was very adamant about his vitt tree yos of the war. and that having been said, there