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Okay, but what should we do? What should Russian people do? Is there at least a general scheme? From what to go into practical details? Here I recently made a diagram, please see "How to end the war in Ukraine and democratize Russia completely and forever" - https://sushinskiy.substack.com/p/how-to-end-the-war-in-ukraine-and

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I cannot rule out your view but the situation had a build-up and a climax so quick that it felt like theatre, possibly an intelligence operation weeding out insurrectionists in Belarus and Russia. Ukraine jumped the gun in reaction, and had a lot of troops die. This situation has been the biggest example of the fog of war.

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Could be, though for me there are no evidences

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True, just fog. None can say for certain whether Prigozhin is primarily an opportunistic common criminal or a loyal pawn in Putin's greater game. We'll learn more when he lives in luxury in Belarus, or attacks Ukraine from there. Or if he gets assassinated, or Wagner continues to operate in Africa to Russia's benefit. Or...

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Or he has a meeting with Putin! Who would have guessed that? Bloody fog.

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