Name the names of Oligarchs now in Russia funding Wagner.
Originally Posted by Direct_Drive
Originally Posted by TreeMutt
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Prigozhin says that the Russian front in Ukraine is a absolute disgrace and that Wagner will not return there.
People especially brainwashed Cold War boomers, believe what they want to believe.
Nothing new in warfare to have officers criticize the command structure...George Marshall relieved or reassigned 100s of commanders during WWII.
George Patton was famous for his critical, sometimes caustic, opinions of his superiors, let alone his subordinates. He was especially called on the carpet by Ike for his condescending of important allied leaders and commanders like Montgomery. It was evident that this rivalry, between Army group commanders was a good thing as it compelled both to try to outdo each other. The famous slap incident was close to the last straw and almost ended him up back on a desk in Washington.
But Patton was wisely kept on the line because he was an effective combat commander, feared and respected by the Germans and despite his draconian methods, he got the job done.
Prigozhin is in the same mold. He will be useful to Putin in the future, he and Wagner are heroes of the Russian people and Putin probably figures he is more useful alive and well than not.
Besides, Prigo has become a thorn in the side and a great distraction, NATO has to keep an eye on his whereabouts and try to anticipate how and where Wagner will be deployed in the future, much like the German's concern for where Patton was and what he was up to.
Good analysis ^^^
Prigozhin looks like one of their best commanders who cares about his men and has the stones to criticize anyone and anything, although he's careful not to directly criticize Putin. He may not want to fight as long as Shoigu is still Minister of Defense, but he needs a cash flow to pay his troops. What will he have to do to pay the bills ? If he's not fighting, maybe Putin will cut off funding ?
Maybe some of the oligarchs will fund him ? This has the makings of a developing political party with a military wing and that's what would be needed to overthrow Putin.
