John Lechner

And then, ultimately, Shoigu and Ferguson, at this point, hate each other's guts. And the Ministry of Defense then, kind of like their final...

And then, ultimately, Shoigu and Ferguson, at this point, hate each other's guts. And the Ministry of Defense then, kind of like their final...

And then, ultimately, Shoigu and Ferguson, at this point, hate each other's guts. And the Ministry of Defense then, kind of like their final...

of counter-attack on progosion is they get the kremlin to agree that all soldiers fighting in ukraine on behalf of russia have to sign a contract with the ministry of defense on those who fight on the front line those on the front line yeah and so for progosion you can imagine he's this big guy now in Russia, he's got thousands and thousands of men ostensibly under his command.

of counter-attack on progosion is they get the kremlin to agree that all soldiers fighting in ukraine on behalf of russia have to sign a contract with the ministry of defense on those who fight on the front line those on the front line yeah and so for progosion you can imagine he's this big guy now in Russia, he's got thousands and thousands of men ostensibly under his command.

of counter-attack on progosion is they get the kremlin to agree that all soldiers fighting in ukraine on behalf of russia have to sign a contract with the ministry of defense on those who fight on the front line those on the front line yeah and so for progosion you can imagine he's this big guy now in Russia, he's got thousands and thousands of men ostensibly under his command.

And he recognizes that this is making him political, too. And so all of a sudden, the Ministry of Defense is taking those men out from underneath him. And I think for him, what he saw was the writing on the wall, that at the very least, when I no longer have Wagner Group... It means that I'm going to kind of disappear into obscurity, which he wasn't able to do at that point.

And he recognizes that this is making him political, too. And so all of a sudden, the Ministry of Defense is taking those men out from underneath him. And I think for him, what he saw was the writing on the wall, that at the very least, when I no longer have Wagner Group... It means that I'm going to kind of disappear into obscurity, which he wasn't able to do at that point.

And he recognizes that this is making him political, too. And so all of a sudden, the Ministry of Defense is taking those men out from underneath him. And I think for him, what he saw was the writing on the wall, that at the very least, when I no longer have Wagner Group... It means that I'm going to kind of disappear into obscurity, which he wasn't able to do at that point.

He couldn't just retire and be quiet. He was incapable of that. But also without those men, he doesn't have political leverage anymore, and it could result in his ultimate demise. And so he has to figure out a way, how do I convince Putin to choose between me and Shoigu, because Putin is choosing Shoigu right now.

He couldn't just retire and be quiet. He was incapable of that. But also without those men, he doesn't have political leverage anymore, and it could result in his ultimate demise. And so he has to figure out a way, how do I convince Putin to choose between me and Shoigu, because Putin is choosing Shoigu right now.

He couldn't just retire and be quiet. He was incapable of that. But also without those men, he doesn't have political leverage anymore, and it could result in his ultimate demise. And so he has to figure out a way, how do I convince Putin to choose between me and Shoigu, because Putin is choosing Shoigu right now.

And so the decision is made that Wagner is going to turn back from Ukraine into southern Russia. And they're going to capture and kill the Minister of Defense. Wow. And so on June 23rd, 2023, Wagner crosses back over. Prokofiev claims that the Ministry of Defense hit them with a rocket attack. which seems to be out of the case.

And so the decision is made that Wagner is going to turn back from Ukraine into southern Russia. And they're going to capture and kill the Minister of Defense. Wow. And so on June 23rd, 2023, Wagner crosses back over. Prokofiev claims that the Ministry of Defense hit them with a rocket attack. which seems to be out of the case.

And so the decision is made that Wagner is going to turn back from Ukraine into southern Russia. And they're going to capture and kill the Minister of Defense. Wow. And so on June 23rd, 2023, Wagner crosses back over. Prokofiev claims that the Ministry of Defense hit them with a rocket attack. which seems to be out of the case.

But it's the pretext. Absolutely false attack. But the pretext is now that we're going to go arrest Shoigu and another general, Gerasimov. And so they go back into Russia and they surround and take over Russia's southern military command in Rostov. And they're looking for Shoigu. But Shoigu has already escaped. And so the generals who were there, they tried to talk Prigozhin down.

But it's the pretext. Absolutely false attack. But the pretext is now that we're going to go arrest Shoigu and another general, Gerasimov. And so they go back into Russia and they surround and take over Russia's southern military command in Rostov. And they're looking for Shoigu. But Shoigu has already escaped. And so the generals who were there, they tried to talk Prigozhin down.

But it's the pretext. Absolutely false attack. But the pretext is now that we're going to go arrest Shoigu and another general, Gerasimov. And so they go back into Russia and they surround and take over Russia's southern military command in Rostov. And they're looking for Shoigu. But Shoigu has already escaped. And so the generals who were there, they tried to talk Prigozhin down.

And he also thinks too or is hoping in the back of his mind that all of that popularity that he had from being on social media and being on Russian TV on the front lines of Bakhmut means that the soldiers in the Russian military itself are on his side too.

And he also thinks too or is hoping in the back of his mind that all of that popularity that he had from being on social media and being on Russian TV on the front lines of Bakhmut means that the soldiers in the Russian military itself are on his side too.