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Originally Posted by blankall
This is nuts. Does Prighozin have any popular support in Russia? Could the end result be Wagner setting up a state within Russia?
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Very much so, he's likely #2 behind Putin (which is why he is deliberately avoiding direct confrontation with him)
https://twitter.com/user/status/1672387845749702658
https://twitter.com/user/status/1672397503797547008
https://twitter.com/user/status/1672406193925509120
Make of these tweets from Prighozin as you will, but Russia's is making a heavy effort to censor the internet and all footage in areas with reported Wagner activity. I also saw a statement from St. Petersburg representatives they have 2 choices and they stand with Prighozin, can't find it anymore though.
Nothing can be corroborated yet outside of the few videos we see that shows major Russian cities on lockdown, and that Russia is trying their hardest to censor everything.