Wagner group leader, Yevgeny Prighozin, has been offered a refuge in Belarus by its president. This comes on the heels of Putin's statement that charges of rebellion will be dropped by the Russyan government, and those mercenaries of the Wagner group will be offered contracts to stay in Russya to be absorbed by the Russtan army, which is in desperate straits with their manpower. The former chef from St. Petersburg will take his billions(maybe) with him and maybe open a bistro in Minsk while awaiting further developments since his Wagner Group is persona non grata in the Kremlin.
The world stage was enjoying the internal strife among Russyan military units. The bloodless takeover of the city of Rostov-on-Don by the Wagner Group units indicated there is trouble brewing in the ranks. Never a good situation for a country that invades a neighbor and brutalizes the civilian population with indiscriminate murder and mayhem. Western leaders from Paris to Washington, D.C. maintained a close watch as the crisis develped. Within 48 hours, it appears the crisis has abated and Vladimir Putin survived the first major threat to his dictatorship which has lasted for 23 years and counting. The 70 year old former KGB colonel has wielded his baton over the country with astute moves, keeping the opposition off guard.
Recently, the FSB, his secret service and palace guard, filed more charges against imprisoned opponent Alexei Navalny. His 9 year sentence could be extended for another 30 -plus years which would essentially be a life sentence. The charges stem from his continued membership in his opposition organization. We know most other opponents have been driven from the country to seek refuge in those countries that will still accept Russyan citizens. And there aren't many these days.
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