Prigozhin is dead. Are you surprised it took so long?

[purplepoppy]

Prigozhin has been killed in a plane crash. Are you surprised it took Putin so long?

[AviatorTom]

Not surprised... it had to look like an accident, and that takes time to set up. Interesting part is that just means someone else will step up to lead the Wagner Group.

I wonder though... Prigozhin is a smart man... could he be faking his death?

[normalice]

I think it doesn't matter if he is. The only difference it would make is whether or not he could go live some secret quiet secluded life, figuratively dead to the world, or not do that because he is literally dead to the world. If he is alive and shows it then he becomes a target again. And if he wants to keep control over Wagner, he needs to show himself alive as soon as possible. So, whether he is faking his death or not, his time as the leader of Wagner is over, and that's all that matters in the grand scheme of things.

[abc3643]

No, because you want things to subside a bit so it doesn't look like immediate retribution. Then, you need to get as many leadership principals involved in a similar location. Then, ideally, you kill them in a way that 1) looks like an accident and 2) minimizes "collateral damage" such as innocent victims or property. So, considering that they had a private plane, that's your given opportunity right there. And, once you get senior leadership on a flight, you do the deed.

And that's exactly what happened. TWO principles of Wagner were killed. And, in warfare, you want to kill off leadership so the underlings have to take time to get their shit together. Being killed by a bomb on their own plane makes it look like an accident. Do it over Russian airspace so no international authorities can examine the wreckage.

Live by the sword and die by the sword.

Expect Putin to be assassinated too at some point.

And, meanwhile, Trump has a private plane...

[FreyaRed]

Yes. Criticizing the Tsar has consequences. Tsar left him alive until last of Priggo's mercenaries signed new contract. The option was for those veteran mercenaries new slavery contract with Kremlin or decades of Siberian gulag for mutiny attempt. Prigozhin thought he can save his skin while leading on his mercenaries to mutiny and selling them out to Kremlin then making some mess on NATO border between Belarus and Poland. But no, Tsar raised an eye brown as Priggo's name was spoken so end of his existence was decided.

[jennifer_bloom]

Putin is not a good guy, I believe he murdered the olympic athlete girl he cheated on his wife with because she got fat after her pregnancy. After her pregnancy she disappeared and nobody has heard of her since. If a guy can murder somebody he shared a bed and an engagement with, how can anybody trust him not to kill them or betray them? Can even his kids trust him?

[Jersey2]

I recently wondered if Putin really wanted Wagner moved to Belarus with all the shenanigans that went on in order to pressure Poland, the Baltics and NATO. Then I thought maybe Putin still had a use for him in Belarus or Africa. And now I think, yeah, my first reaction was right… Putin never forgives.

[Jersey2]

Food for thought… Prigozhin‘s rebellion downed a lot of Russian planes… I wonder if this killing him in a plane was a statement by Putin. Prigozhin‘s pilots should have left him thats why they were killed as well. A Moscow take off was Putin’s hometown so it was easiest of all airports to make this happen.

I don’t think this was a trick and he is alive but who knows.

[Red_Arrow]

Both Ukraine and Russia had reasons to want him dead. Have not heard anything about why the plane went down, but since it was north of Moscow pretty sure Ukraine did not bring it down. So pretty sure Putin brought it down. Trump probably advised Putin on how to do it.

[Girlsontop]

He was listed as a passenger, but Russia's emergency services can't tell whether he actually was on board the plane let alone whether he died. Currently he is known to be dead but unconfirmed as there is no straight evidence. Even if he did die there is no stopping what has started as someone else will continue down his path.

[mstbooblover]

Although I'm not interested in discussing politics, Prigozhin had it coming. A little after his failed "coup" I suspected he would die not long after the events. Everything points to Putin, but still, I have no idea of what's really going on. Always the same type of scenario: an accident leaving just enough doubt to serve as a warning to others.

[ProbablyClueless]

I am actually a little surprised it took this long. I think the world is a better place without Prigozhin though.

[OddBeMe]

Ahhh, he thought his little wiener could get him a seat at oligarchs table….

I’m surprised it took this long. Honestly, Putin was disgraced by this guy and was ti forced to reproach. That’s huge. But now he’s dead and Russia is ready to -how you say?-get the party started.

I think it’s good news for Ukraine. The oligarchs are tired of paying for this stupid war.

[Dargil]

I'm not at all surprised. But the other people on board were collateral damage and it wasn't a waste of a good embraer executive jet.

[Dargil]

typo. they WASTED a perfectly fine Embraer Executive jet. And I think killing the crew and passengers was wrong. They should have waited until he landed and used a sniper.

[BoopBoopBeep]

ERJs are some of the nicest in the air punching way above their weight. I can only imagine how much nicer the executives are. Pity for all the innocent life lost. Couldn't pay me to get on that plane personally. If someone is publicly feuding with Putin, take a train/bike/donkey/hayride.

[Static_In_The_Attic]

What you see & what you hear isn’t always the truth & people come back from the dead & in this case I think it’s going to happen.

[Anonymous]

If it was Putin I am surprised the method of execution wasn't being forced to go topless and wrestle a bear.

That just seems more Russiany to me.

Just another of lifes many disappointments.

[Alex8736]

It still hasn't been confirmed through several sources

[Surely]

No surprise. Just thought it would have happened sooner.
Maybe the Donald better watch his back if he is cleared of all charges?

[DarkLegacy]

I knew there was something suspicious about that, very convenient.

[msc545]

I think it was the CIA that did this actually. But any event the guy is dead, there's not much that can be done.

[Jerre]

There were suppose to be 10 people on the plane. Only 8 bodies recovered. Could Prigozhin be one of the missing people?

[TonyMetal___86]

What if it really had crashed? Why always suspecting that someone had done it?

[DryGermanGuy]

Maybe they can blame the Ukraine? 🙄

[astrophelle]

👏😹👏👏😹😹

[LimitedBenefits101]

Putin said he never forgives, man of his words.

[Anonymous]

Are you insinuating that Mr. Putin had anything to do with that unfortunate, coincidental accident?

[Anonymous]

Not really look how long Boris Berezovsky was in exile for before he got got

[Engin12]

Its sad. I dont even wanna think about it. Murderers

[KrakenAttackin]

Waste of a good aircraft and crew.

[CassandraSpender]

Na, they probably bailed out

[Anonymous]

No. But why shouldn't have putin gotten rid of him? Also it's unclear whether he has faked his death

[Drewtate]

Always was just a matter of time

[KostasKouvalis]

I don't even know who that is

[astrophelle]

I'm not at all surprised.

[BigDog1989]

No im not surprised

[AlbantheGreat]

No, because Putin is not a comedian.

[Billlewis]

Not really.

[JohnK123]

Nah not that long

[Anonymous]

What does that mean?

[BLP11520]

Nope 😑