The 2023 Russian Coup.

[DaveCinzano]

Much better than the submarine show though, never really got into that.

Submersible

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[Cid]

Maybe Lukashenko will finally get that promotion to colonel.

 

[Cid]

Ocean Gategate was more one for the engineering nerds I think.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Maybe Lukashenko will finally get that promotion to colonel.

He'll always be a corporal

 

[cupid_stunt]

Maybe Lukashenko will finally get that promotion to colonel.

In charge of fried chicken across Russia?

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Fucking bizarre. If Putin wanted him eliminated then that little sideshow will unlikely have changed his mind whatever assurances given.

 

[bimble]

Really very odd though. I’m not a military history knower, are there past examples of ‘could’ve totally couped you but chose not to’ ?

 

[Kaka Tim]

I am am running out of What the fucks now.

This makes zero sense. Hes either going to be dead very soon or putin position is essentailly untenable - he addressed the nation to say the rebelion would be crushed and its an act of terrorist treason - and now its water under the bridge?

 

[Kaka Tim]

Really very odd though. I’m not a military history knower, are there past examples of ‘could’ve totally couped you but chose not to’ ?

 

[Magnus McGinty]

To add insult to injury, is Monday no longer a bank holiday now?

 

[Ax^]

well tbf was nice to have a day when we were not threaten by nuclear holocaust because Putin chef was cranky

 

[bimble]

I’ve been reading a book about the opium wars, and lots of times there was almost no engagement the crap under-fed under resourced Chinese troops just legged it at first opportunity and more or less that’s how the brits got all of their demands met.

 

[JimW]

Really very odd though. I’m not a military history knower, are there past examples of ‘could’ve totally couped you but chose not to’ ?

Have a feeling there were things like that during the Triumvirate in Roman times but that's going off a historical novel i read years ago.

 

[AverageJoe]

He has to be bluffing surely.

But I genuinely have no idea.

 

[Artaxerxes]

Really very odd though. I’m not a military history knower, are there past examples of ‘could’ve totally couped you but chose not to’ ?

Have a feeling there were things like that during the Triumvirate in Roman times but that's going off a historical novel i read years ago.

Augustus death saw the army on the Rhine have to be calmed down and allow the ascension of Tiberius of that helps

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I am am running out of What the fucks now.

This makes zero sense. Hes either going to be dead very soon or putin position is essentailly untenable - he addressed the nation to say the rebelion would be crushed and its an act or terrorist treason - and now its water under the bridge?

Still too early to say exactly what everyone's position is. Perhaps something we don't know about made Prigozhin realise he couldn't take Moscow? Who knows? Al Jazeera just asked a Russia analyst and his response was basically 'fuck knows', which seems about right.

“What’s really going to happen, we’ll have to see tomorrow. And who actually did give which concessions to whom,” he told Al Jazeera. “Ceasefires don’t hold that easily. Before you see the small print, it’s not the time to say that it’s over. It can easily unravel in an hour or two, or tomorrow.”

 

[SpookyFrank]

I hope Progozhin enjoys never eating or drinking again in his short remaining life. I'd avoid umbrellas too

Might want to move into a bungalow as well.

 

[The39thStep]

I’ve glanced at Twitter’s history this afternoon and there’s some absolutely great misinformation promoted on there and lapped up . Most likely same in Telegram with or without Google translate

 

[JimW]

Augustus death saw the army on the Rhine have to be calmed down and allow the ascension of Tiberius of that helps

I was thinking when the young Augustus (as he wasn't yet) met Lepidus and Antony to carve it up.

 

[planetgeli]

Might want to move into a bungalow as well.

In Paraguay

 

[bimble]

I’ve glanced at Twitter’s history this afternoon and there’s some absolutely great misinformation promoted on there and lapped up . Most likely same in Telegram with or without Google translate

Yep. The people convinced it was a CIA plot will probably be even more confused now than me.

 

[SpookyFrank]

They'll be days just turning round. And Kadyrov's lot are still around there somewhere, and whatever Russian loyalist forces putin could scare up. Potential for shenanigans remains high.

 

[Artaxerxes]

I was thinking when the young Augustus (as he wasn't yet) met Lepidus and Antony to carve it up.

That was a standard coup, not a changed my mind coup. Especially as the senate sent him off to deal with Antony and they both came back and said “guess whose in charge now (also Lepidus is with us)”

 

[The39thStep]

Yep. The people convinced it was a CIA plot will probably be even more confused now than me.

One of the highlights was that two out of the three signaturies to the peace deal had in fact previously fled on airplanes . Although tbf these days you can just sign electronically.

 

[Raheem]

Seems to me the most likely explanation for this is that the Wagner troops didn't really have the enthusiasm.

 

[bimble]

Seems to me the most likely explanation for this is that the Wagner troops didn't really have the enthusiasm.

If you know that your boss happily chops up defectors with a sledgehammer and publishes the footage that’s quite motivating I’d imagine, sentiment aside.
Family ‘horrified’ by video of sledgehammer killing of Wagner Group defector

 

[ska invita]

Right I've had to finish some work, back in front of a computer now. What have I missed? What's the coup?

 

[agricola]

That was a standard coup, not a changed my mind coup. Especially as the senate sent him off to deal with Antony and they both came back and said “guess whose in charge now (also Lepidus is with us)”

TBF he did accompany Hirtius and Pansa after mugging Cicero into thinking he could be used against him (Antony). H&P just happened to die and he ended up with an army.

 

[Kaka Tim]

Seems to me the most likely explanation for this is that the Wagner troops didn't really have the enthusiasm.

all the evidence is that they totally did - taking rostov and closing in on moscow. If Putin was in a postion to crush them - he totally would have.

 

[Ax^]

I’ve glanced at Twitter’s history this afternoon and there’s some absolutely great misinformation promoted on there and lapped up . Most likely same in Telegram with or without Google translate

surprised Elon not saying he called the Wagner boss and calmed it all down so we should kiss his arse