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Noirette,
Cirillo has been posting Russia Hates the Truth episodes. I think the latest is #25. Not sure where this one falls in the sequence.
Since there are several people asking for this video and many discussing it on Telegram and across social media channels, here is my latest episode of Russia Hates the Truth.
The russians and their supporters are gnashing their teeth as predicted.
— Sarah Ashton-Cirillo (Ukrainian TDF Media) (@SarahAshtonLV) September 13, 2023
But the hair style is consistent with this Lira related update 6 days ago.
On the 14th there was a state department briefing, Miller was questioned about Lira.
QUESTION: Thank you, Matt. So last week I asked you about Gonzalo Lira. He was the U.S. citizen arrested in Ukraine, got out briefly, tweeted about it, and since then no one’s – no one’s heard from him. So – and last week when I asked you, you said you would verify it. So has the State Department looked into that case?
MR MILLER: So I will say that the safety and security of every American overseas is our first priority. Because of privacy rules we’re unable in a lot of cases to talk about specific cases, but obviously the safety and security of Americans is our top priority.
QUESTION: Are you working with Ukraine on this to talk about getting him released?
MR MILLER: Again, because of privacy considerations, there’s nothing further I can say.and as coincidence would have it, the facts hunter released this
The official confirmation of Surovikin’s dismissal in Russian state media on the same day as Prigozhin’s death is curious as is the leadership of Wagner traveling together.
The Russian MoD, the Kremlin and Lukashenko (refused to finance Wagner when he discovered that Russia would not pay Wagner’s costs) had effectively created conditions in which Prigozhin could no longer adequately support the Wagner contingent unless he was able to secure new funding and missions for Wagner personnel in the immediate term.
Per Putin’s remarks, “He described Prigozhin as “a talented businessman” who worked in Russia as well as in Africa dealing with oil, gas, precious metals and gems.”
First statement from Russian President Vladimir Putin on the death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.
"I knew Prigozhin for a long time…He had a difficult path and made serious mistakes in his life. But he got results for himself, and when I asked him."
Translation via… pic.twitter.com/XEiavlfSwF
— Moshe Schwartz (@YWNReporter) August 24, 2023
What’s a banished warlord to do?
After the recent Russia-Africa summit held in St. Petersburg, Prigozhin’s comments were aired on the evening air of the Afrique Media TV channel:
“I believe that the forum was not only effective, but also extremely timely. Africa is a quarter of the planet. And this quarter of the planet knows that Russia is nearby, which effectively interacts with African countries, which is actually the opposite pole for those colonialists who for a long time kept Africa in complex economic and security relations.Russia today offers both economic relations and security exports, without which today Africa cannot exist, and African countries cannot develop.
What our president did, he did a very important thing, this is the second forum, and during this forum and, of course, at other meetings with most African leaders, personal trusting relationships have been built, for Africans this is extremely important – trust in one word.
Because, in my opinion, this forum, which, by the way, was attended by the leaders of a large number of countries, albeit not all, but almost all African countries, sent their representatives at this difficult time, a difficult time not for Russia, just, but for everything world, including for African countries, because many processes are changing rapidly. We see this in Mali, Niger, the Central African Republic and other countries that are becoming more and more independent today. Therefore, I believe that the forum went well and we should see the results from it in the near future.”
An article in the American National Interest by Wesley Alexander Hill, who is the lead analyst and director of the international program on energy, economic growth and security at the International Center for Taxation and Investment.
“Last week’s coup in Niger gives Russia a chance to increase its presence in the Sahel region.
Yevgeny Prigozhin seems to be preparing trouble in Africa. The leader of the Wagner group announced on 19 July that Wagner’s troops should prepare for combat operations in Africa. This is consistent with the earlier activities of the Wagner group…
Whether the recent upheaval in Niger presents new opportunities for Wagnerian infiltration or not, the event will have significant geo-economic and geo-strategic implications. Niger accounts for 5 percent of the world’s uranium production. Energy production in Europe also depends on Nigerian uranium. According to Oxfam, “In France, one in three light bulbs is powered by Nigerian uranium,” which is vital to Europe’s wider energy production. With the new government in Niamey announcing a complete closure of its borders for a while, European energy markets will feel pressure if regular exports do not resume within a few weeks.
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If Russia continues to expand its influence in the Sahel, it will disrupt Western energy supplies, including uranium. The disruption of alternative energy supply chains is critical for Russia as it increases Europe’s dependence on Russian natural gas and oil.
The Wagner Group may have lost some of its presence on the Ukrainian battlefields, but that doesn’t mean they no longer contribute to the Russian war effort. As alienated as Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prigozhin may be, the latter is still pushing the Kremlin’s grand strategy. Prigozhin called the conflict with the West “global”. For Wagner, this is undoubtedly so … ”
Per his telegram channel, he was focused on recruiting fighters to work in Africa and also inviting investors from Russia to put money into the CAR through Russian House, a cultural center in the African nation’s capital.
In the Central African Republic, the counting of votes following the results of the fateful Constitutional Referendum held on Sunday is coming to an end. According to the intermediate results, the vast majority of the country’s inhabitants confirmed their support for the policy of the incumbent President Faustin-Archange Touadéra and voted “for” the Constitution. The conditions for the referendum were prepared by PMC Wagner and the Russian humanitarian mission, a key element of which is the Russian House in Bangui.
Since 2017, fighters from PMC Wagner have been ensuring the security of the Central African Republic, and thanks to their presence, it was possible to turn the country destroyed by the ongoing civil war into a stable and secure Republic, aimed at building its own peaceful life and developing. Support for the policy of the president, the main decision of which is to invite PMC Wagner to help, the inhabitants of the country showed by voting in a referendum.
Guys, thank you very much. This is not the end, this is just the beginning of the biggest job in the world, which will be carried out very soon. And, well… [in English] “Welcome to hell!” Thank you, guys! That’s it, guys, good luck! Thank you! (D. Utkin)
Anyway, Putin wasn’t behind the hit.
DBS,
Remember, Putin recently (end of July) hosted an African leaders summit in Russia. Prigozhin also attended that conference. A few days ago he posted this.
So it seems he had been .working on securing contracts between Russia and Central Africa.
It seems odd, plenty of opportunities to cap Prigozhin prior to today. Prigozhin’s previous rants were directed at Shoigu, not Putin.
About a week ago there was a convesation with Lukashenka
This is the translated part regarding Prigozhin. Not sure what to make of as I don’t get the impression that Russian oligarchs are big fans of Lukasheko, they refer to him as the Potato Moose (note: he also had interest in Central Africa)
“The main conclusion to be drawn from Alexander Lukashenko’s video is that the West will be happy to negotiate on Ukraine so that Prigozhin and his associates cannot come to power. Not even like that. If we analyze Lukashenka’s speech, it turns out that future negotiations and stopping the offensive became possible precisely thanks to the rebellion of the Wagner PMC. Western partners have realized that if Russia is now driven into a dead end, then radical elements can come to power who can take control of nuclear weapons, with whom it will be impossible to agree on any acceptable conditions. And so the West is now ready to give victory to Putin, only not to see the guys from PMC Wagner instead.
Prigozhin’s march made the West realize that there are forces in Russia worse than Putin. And you don’t agree with them. This is extremely disadvantageous for the West, and they are ready to make any soft concessions to prevent this from happening. So it is possible that both Crimea and Donbass will remain just behind Russia in the negotiations.
The importance of rebellion for winning the war is obvious. And there will be no persecution of Prigozhin – he is the main horror story for the West.”
Prigozhin’s own media says, he was shot down by Russian air defense. And in this video, allegedly of the plane crash, a woman says, there were two explosions before the plane started to fall down: https://t.co/BqV9febd30
— Sergej Sumlenny (@sumlenny) August 23, 2023
Possibly arrested again.
https://www.rt.com/russia/580721-gonzalo-lira-missing-ukraine/amp/
@DBS,
You seem to wear cynical well but don’t paint too broad a brush. I tend to prefer curiosity over suspicion.
I think it is safe to assume there are pro Russian individuals in Ukraine. How would you go about ferreting out those that might be a threat? It seems Lira’s subscriber list or IP address heat map might be useful to the SBU. Maintaining his popularity would be paramount as would keeping a safe distance from spooks like Ritter.
Therefore, I think a case could be made that he is a spook for the side that you so valiantly fight against, quite possibly from the comfort of your armchair. Irrespective of his spook status, do you seriously believe Lira is risking his life to get the truth out?
Interestingly, a few months before Lira’s last arrest, a YouTuber, “The Facts Hunter” starting posting content calling out Lira as a bullshitter/con artist. It appears a lot of work and creativity went into these productions. Here is one,
I find the timing curious as well.
Anyway, at times you can come across as the Commentariat Cop, would you mind if I refer to you as Sheriff Buckaroo Bonzai? Did you catch the alien tie in? All kidding aside, I wish you and Lira no ill will.
It’s all one big psy-op and I thought this place was like a psy-op buster central or something to that effect.
Lira (3/26/2022) before his first catch and release.
“Do you want to know the truth about the Zelensky regime? Google these names:
Vladimir Struk
Denis Kirev
Mikhail and Alexander Kononovich
Nestor Shufrych
Yan Taksyur
Dmitry Djangirov
Elena Berezhnaya
If you haven’t heard from me in 12 hours or more, put my name on this list.”Lira (7/31/2023) after 2nd catch and release.
“Right now, I’m about to try to get out of Ukraine, and seek political asylum in Hungary.
Either I’ll cross the border and make it to safety, or I’ll be disappeared by the Kiev regime.”
Kiev has had a chance to disappear this guy for over a year. I wonder how long his followers will have to wait to hear that he is safe? Political asylum from who? Why not catch a plane to Chile or the US?
Seems like psyop bait.
“it’s not the end it’s only started, the biggest work in the world will be conducted very soon…and well welcome to hell” Dmitry Utkin aka Wagner.
Evgeny Prigozhin made an appearance in Belarus today, rallying his troops (can’t see how many remain), giving founder Dmitry “Wagner” Utkin a word, talking about a future in Africa and the “disgrace” in Ukraine, and joking about killing LGBTs. Video with subtitles. pic.twitter.com/uvzG7dI7fL
— Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock) July 19, 2023
The altered version of the LA Times article spread by Weibo and Twitter users includes an erroneous Chinese translation of the headline: “The Los Angeles Times confirms that Breggogen [Prigozhin] dupes U.S. intelligence, netting $6.2 billion by feigning a revolt.”
The article that has been circulating actually reports on a $6.2 billion surplus in U.S. military funds that is expected to be sent to Ukraine, and does not mention the Wagner Group. The Weibo posts include an erroneous Chinese-language translation of the original article’s English-language headline and a photo of the Wagner Group’s leader that is not present in the original report.
https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/a-new-low-for-vax-depravity-in-russia
https://www.jpost.com/50-most-influential-jews/vying-for-vaccine-642120
It is rumored that General Surovikin is still missing, and has now missed his wife’s birthday. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu is reportedly personally overseeing the investigation into Surovikin.
Prigozhin’s house raided.
In the raid of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s house, a closet full of wigs and disguises was found. Russian authorities also found pictures from the Wagner boss personal album, which shows him in various disguises. He can be seen with fake beard & hair in countries like Libya and Syria.
by u/theRealNihilist911 in N_N_NRFK and Ritter doing a podcast together what’s next, Stew Peters?
The Prigozhin vs the MoD (Shoigu) affair has the fingerprints of a internal power struggle. Systemic corruption in the Ministry of Defense has been voiced by pro-military hardliners inside Russia.
Prigozhin’s description about developments in Donbas leading up to Putin’s decision to start the war are distinctly different from the Putin version. This was from an interview released just before the Prigozhin’s attempt to capture Shoigu.
Prigozhin released today a new interview going over the current state of affairs as well as looking back at the events preceding the start of the "SMO". In this first bit, he explains that the Donbas was plundered by Russians since 2014 and the 2022 war began for reasons very… pic.twitter.com/7jOxrPXeX1
— Dmitri (@wartranslated) June 23, 2023
He takes aim at Shoigu and frames the SMO as a kinda coup but with implied support of members of Ukrainian elite which likely led to a initial peace agreement last year. Putin recently flashed a page of this agreement but details of the full agreement were not shared.
In continuation of his interview, Prigozhin lists two reasons for the start of the SMO: a) personal ambitions of Shoygu and b) the desire of Russia's ruling clan, who were not satisfied with the Donbas, to appoint Medvedchuk as the president of Ukraine and divide its assets… pic.twitter.com/neB4gq88q3
— Dmitri (@wartranslated) June 23, 2023
Wagner takes to the streets of Rostov and
ShoIgu takes refuge in Moscow. Putin and Lukashenko work together to descalate the situation.Seems a bit weird, was it scripted? Was Prigozhin on the take? Was his supporters in the Kremlin fair weather friends?
It’s interesting, a few months prior, Seymon Pegov sits down with Prigozhin to talk about a possible reason for his ammo shortage.
This was the moment Wargonzo gave Prigozhin the idea to storm Moscow pic.twitter.com/3scYpZhZT9
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) June 26, 2023
Also, prior to the peace agreement reveal by Putin, Lukashenko, in interview a few days prior, had claimed the he had seen this agreement and there was a clause regarding the lease of Crimea and Donbas back to Russia to which Peskov denied later that day. So what was dubbed the battle of Kyiv really a good faith withdrawal by Putin to finalize that agreement, which Kyiv rejected after the fact.
Back to Prigozhin, he seems to be a warlord without a country. Belarus seems to have welcomed Wagner with open arms believing that the rift between Prigozhin and the MoD is a bridge too far.
Given that Russia’s strategic goal is for the complete subordination of Belarus’s political, economic, and cultural life by 2030 I wouldn’t be surprised to see Prigozhin become the next dictator of Belarus.
Putin just gave an address in Russia.
The big headline from Putin's speech – no immunity for Prigozhin (and presumably Utkin) – they're going to be "brought to justice".
— Jimmy Rushton (@JimmySecUK) June 26, 2023
This is not a coup by Prigozhin. This is an inner war between the St Petersburg gang of Putin and the Moscow gang of Gerasimov and Shoigu. This is the beginning of Putin‘s election campaign to become reelected on March 17, 2024. His lapdog Prigozhin is masquerading a coup to put…
— Velina Tchakarova (@vtchakarova) June 24, 2023
BREAKING: Reports there will be major changes in Russian Ministry of Defense leadership in exchange for Wagner halting its advance on Moscow
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) June 24, 2023
RUSSIA-WAGNER
– Wagner Group's chief Prigozhin claims his forces were attacked by Russian military, vows to march and remove leadership.
– Russia enhanced security in Moscow and called for the arrest of Prigozhin on charges of armed rebellion.
– Prigozhin says his forces have…
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) June 24, 2023
Wow. Now Prigozhin says that the council of Wagner commanders have decided to deal with the military leadership of Russia adding that he will destroy everyone who appears n his way. "I ask everyone to stay calm at home, do not go outside." https://t.co/sX8O7OhSkE
— Pjotr Sauer (@PjotrSauer) June 23, 2023
An almost unbelievable sight. It would appear Wagner forces now occupy the Southern Military District HQ in Rostov. pic.twitter.com/E4BAWTS0rA
— The Intel Crab (@IntelCrab) June 24, 2023
Prigozhin broke into the top 10 most trusted politicians last month
Kinda was looking like he was going to pull back on trash talking the MoD after signing his men over. Predictive programming? Make sure the ire of the Russian people is directed at the MoD in the event this goes south?
A remarkable rant from 🇷🇺 warlord Prigozhin on the mounting problems he sees at the frontline in 🇺🇦 and the incompetence he sees in 🇷🇺 military commanders. pic.twitter.com/OiWwwnA5As
— Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) June 21, 2023
A few days, some theories on why Prigozhin has the green light to talk smack.
https://meduza.io/amp/en/feature/2023/06/19/the-mystery-of-evgeny-prigozhin
aspnaz,
Lots of empty space in this puzzle. Kinda odd that CelticBiker was chumming chew for quite awhile before the commentariat took the bait and then didn’t join the discussion.
Girkin, from a month ago,
Terrorist Girkin-Strelkov reveals who's behind Prigozhin, making parallels with Russia of 1917. pic.twitter.com/O7X0T0Twri
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) May 15, 2023
Girkin, today,
Terrorist Girkin-Strelkov believes that Prigozhin lost to Shoigu in their disagreement.
Allegedly, a few days ago a meeting between Putin and Prigozhin took place and there are rumors that Prigozhin needs to obey Shoigu's orders.
In Girkin-Strelkov's opinion, Prigozhin will now… pic.twitter.com/IUuMUz9eve
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) June 18, 2023
Girkin, from a month ago,
Anton Gerashchenko on Twitter: “Terrorist Girkin-Strelkov reveals who’s behind Prigozhin, making parallels with Russia of 1917. https://t.co/O7X0T0Twri” / Twitter
Girkin, today,
Anton Gerashchenko on Twitter: “Terrorist Girkin-Strelkov believes that Prigozhin lost to Shoigu in their disagreement. Allegedly, a few days ago a meeting between Putin and Prigozhin took place and there are rumors that Prigozhin needs to obey Shoigu’s orders. In Girkin-Strelkov’s opinion, Prigozhin will now… https://t.co/IUuMUz9eve” / Twitter
Regarding consciousness,
Not evil in others, of which we seem to be well aware, but evil in ourselves. Evil that we know we would commit given the right circumstances.
At SPIEF (St. Petersburg Intl Economic Forum) 2023, you (Prigozhin) were named trendsetter of the year, meaning you set trends in modern reality. How do you feel about this assessment and what do you think about it?
“I think that modern trends are dictated by the Russian soldier and the Russian people, who have decided that they do not want lies, do not want deceit and do not want double standards.
As for the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, a friend of mine emailed me a series of photos from the Internet, or rather collages – on the one hand, today’s forum, and on the other hand, what is happening at the front. These are two realities. What is happening today at the St. Petersburg forum is called a feast during the plague. And it has nothing to do with the economy, it has to do with the secular lifestyle and the parties that used to be in London. And now they are not enough for a certain number of elites.”
Dr. D Rich,
Who has Prigozhin’s back?
“I sent this contract through several channels, tried to pass it through the mail acceptance window to the Ministry of Defense, this is what you saw. I sent it by mail and handed it over to the courier, so that they would definitely receive it. I will not disclose all the nuances of the contract yet. I think that the Ministry of Defense itself will merge it in the near future, as soon as it receives it, ”publishes Prigozhin’s audio message from his press office.
Seems to want to sign over his men. Looks like he wanted a video time stamp of his efforts.
"Today I took the letter with the contract to the Russian Ministry of Defense. And here’s what came out of it." Wagner PMC CEO Yevgeny Prigozhin [part 1/2]
by u/hot3000mails in UkraineWarVideoReport"Today I took the letter with the contract to the Russian Ministry of Defense. And here’s what came out of it." Wagner PMC CEO Yevgeny Prigozhin [part 2/2]
by u/hot3000mails in UkraineWarVideoReport[..] In 1889, Wallace published a short book “Forty-five years of Registration Statistics, proving Vaccination to be both useless and dangerous”. Much of the book reads as if it was published in 2021. It begins:
HAVING been led to enquire for myself as to the effects of Vaccination in preventing or diminishing Small-pox, I have arrived at results as unexpected as they appear to me to be conclusive. The question is one which affects our personal liberty as well as the health and even the lives of thousands; it therefore becomes a duty to endeavour to make the truth known to all, and especially to those who, on the faith of false or misleading statements, have enforced the practice of vaccination by penal laws.
Prigozhin is still trending, claims he attended Berlusconi’s funeral. Prior to that (Tuesday) he did a photo op with Victor Bout, the Russian arms dealer that was exchanged for the WNBA bballer. Linked? Probably joking but who knows, clandestine meeting a funeral, 007 stuff. Media is churning the news that Wagner plans to rejoin the battle Aug. 5th but won’t sign contracts with the MoD by the July 1st. In the interim, he is visiting families of families of fallen sons and posting videos. His popularity is probably helping recruiting efforts.
https://jamestown.org/program/tricky-recruiting-in-russia-2023-spring-conscripts-and-volunteers/
Prigozhin gathered another meeting to discuss the current state of events, said the Ukrainian offensive is moving competently and carefully, not enough is being done to stop them. pic.twitter.com/pNJnzXyiaE
— Dmitri (@wartranslated) June 13, 2023
How do you assess the course of the Special Military Operation in general?
Is there any information about what, after Bakhmut, may be the next area of work for PMC Wagner in Ukraine?“You understand that for a number of reasons (after all, Denmark is not an ally) I cannot fully answer all your questions. I can say one thing, that any offensive must be evaluated, and its results, after the enemy’s offensive potential has been exhausted. As far as I understand, Ukraine’s offensive potential is far, far from exhausted. And therefore, as they say in Russia, we count chickens in the fall. It will take a month and a half or two, and we will have to decide whether they have achieved their result or not.
Regarding the further work of Wagner PMC in Ukraine. I’m not sure that we will work in Ukraine. As a trolling, I can say that we are going to relocate to the north of Mexico.”Thought defends its basic assumptions against evidence it may be wrong. (David Bohm)
Applies to me as much as anybody, no target implied.
I had some follow up thoughts regarding Prigozhin (he was busy today), He is claiming more people wanting to sign with Wagner. I think he has been green lighted by Putin to “shit talk” the MoD. He was visiting families of fallen Wagnerites at their homes and grave sites. Touring a factory that make BTR-60s and giving employees an update. On telegram, someone asked him what he was doing next. He said he was going to take his men to the north of Mexico. Does that me south of the border or Texas? Hard to tell with these Russian to English translators. All very intriguing nonetheless.
Prigozhin is in open conflict with Shoigu and the MoD. In his June 5th interview he said,
“Shoigu and the higher-ups should be at the front, like the Ukrainians do”
“Shoigu and his idiot daughter will do what they always do”
“Shoigu needs to get his ass over to Belgorod”
“A genocide of the Russian people has been organized, Shoigu is deliberately participating in the genocide of the Russian people”
“The two safest places in case of a nuclear war are where Shoigu and other MoD officials are because the West will never touch the people who are winning the war for them”
“Gerasimov is an alcoholic who drinks to the point of hallucinations”
“The Russian people will rise up against them, eventually, if the Duma doesn’t order the execution of MoD officials”
Prigozhin’s harsh statements against the head of the Ministry of Defense provoked a strong reaction on social networks (Telegram) 85% supported them, about 7% say that there is no need to engage in civil strife in such difficult times for the country.
Check out this body language.
Putin shows his disdain for Shoigu who looks at exactly where he wants to place the knife. https://t.co/r7NiLoThT5
— Paul Niland (@PaulNiland) June 12, 2023
Prigozhin publicly feuding with the MoD again.
Igor sushko finished translating the previous interview that was posted last week. In it he made the following statements.
Things are going badly around Bakhmut for the Russian army. Bakhmut will be taken by the UAF soon
Zaporozhye (the southern front) is already a disaster
Berdyansk and Mariuple are next and many locals support the UAF
*Wagner now has everything an army needs even planes, intelligence, satellites
Progozhin demands 200k men and a new army under his command
The Russian front has already been pierced in several points, around Bakhmut, the south and now in Belgorod
Battles still continue around Shebekina, in Russia, which the MoD hides
The Belgorod attacks are a classic feint to draw attention to the north to prepare for the southern push
The Russian aim here is to lay waste to as much of Ukraine as they can, if it can’t be theirs.
Substacker, Cathy Young, tried to make some sense of Prigozhin’s motives.
Per the water level graph (see today’s debt rattle), the 16.5 meter mark seems to be the upper limit going back several years. I believe Russia had control of the sluice gates and were keeping relatively few open. As a result, levels had reached a 30 year high (17.5 meters) this past month. Remember, the crossing across the dam had been damaged last fall when Russian troops regrouped on the other side of the river. Could the dam simply have failed?
XFiles, demons and quantum entanglement.
Whatever is behind the UFO phenomenon, Vallée says, “it’s a lot smarter than we are, and it uses humor at another level.”
https://www.wired.com/story/jacques-vallee-still-doesnt-know-what-ufos-are/
Seems we are flooded with information, the sources of are many. One source, Prigozhin has been strangely vocal this past month about the Russian MoD.
There is a telegram channel, Prigozhin_hat (400k+ followers) , that recently uploaded this long interview with Victoria Tolkacheva (Not sure who she is yet)
https://t.me/Prigozhin_hat/3613
Not many translations or commentary available as of yet.
https://twitter.com/GalileoArms/status/1665976573344849921
Victoria Tolkacheva’s full interview with Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner’s leader at his training base.
– About the capture of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of the previously abandoned positions in the Bakhmut area: the enemy has an understandable standard tactic: they feel the defense, fit in and increase their efforts.
– Mobilization is needed, long-term training of the fighters is needed, and what is happening now is chaos.
– About Belgorod: to stop what is happening, a public trial of all those involved under the law is needed.
– Prigozhin wrote a statement to the prosecutor’s office that it was necessary to initiate a process, to carry out an investigation into the murder of Russian citizens, on the fact of the genocide of the Russian population, on the fact of transferring the territories of the Russian Federation to the enemy
– The Belgorod region asks PMC “Wagner” to come. First we must go out, and then we will not be able to go there, since we will be blocked and we will not be allowed. If Wagner gets there, nothing can be hidden, and now they just deceive and say that everything is more or less in order there. They wanted to block and destroy us in Bakhmut, that’s why there were explosives on the way. Of course, they are afraid, because it is very close to the region of Belgorod to Rublyovka, and suddenly we will go to ask where our ammunition is.
– Who gave the order to undermine the back roads is a separate issue. The lieutenant colonel extracted the wrong units, not the territories that could stop the enemy. They mined along the PMC withdrawal routes. The FSB and other agencies are carrying out a deep control over this lieutenant colonel.
– About the fact that public methods to solve relationships and reveal problems delight the enemy and do not bring anything good to our side: for almost a year they remained silent and went like sheep to the slaughterhouse, but society should know when the problem is total. It is necessary to express and not correct mistakes. The first thing to do is to restore the army’s respect for itself. Next, the military leaders that they are, must be in the trenches with the soldiers.
Dr. D,
Here is a link to Lira’s wiki biography page.
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzalo_Lira#Biograf%C3%ADa
He makes the following claim (ref. 12)
Según él durante su estancia en Chile llegó a trabajar una década para la CIA, algo que lo ayudó e influyó en sus futuras novelas.
Translation:
According to him, during his stay in Chile he worked for the CIA for a decade, something that helped him and influenced his future novels.
Hey, maybe he is on the up and up as you believe and hopefully, at the very least, the CIA still owes him favor.
Remember, one of the people on the “kill list”, was Gonzalo Lira – who was picked up in Kharkiv for questioning by the SBU in April 2022 and released perfectly unharmed a few days later.
Here is what was reported of him after his initial catch and release.
“Lira is a Chilean-American citizen currently in Kharkov in north-eastern Ukraine where he has lived with his Ukrainian wife and children for some years. Lira rose to prominence as an online citizen journalist with the outbreak of hostilities in late February after Russian forces entered Ukraine for reporting what was actually happening around him in Kiev (where he happened to be at the start of hostilities) and then later in Kharkov on his YouTube channel. Western audiences aware of the disinformation being pushed on them by Western MSM outlets began following Lira and soon alternative news media websites began featuring his reports and interviewing him. His profile rose even more when he failed to turn up to a Zoom interview with British journalist George Galloway on 17 April 2022 and for several days he did not post anything to YouTube or Twitter, causing alarm among his audience who feared he had been arrested, tortured and even murdered by the feared Ukrainian SBU or neo-Nazi gangs. The Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed his disappearance after searching for him. On 22 April 2022, Gonzalo Lira announced through an interview conducted by Alex Christoforou of The Duran that he was alive and well, and had been detained by the SBU since 15 April 2022.”
Fast forward to this year and he has been arrested again, essentially for the same reasons. Did that bachelor pad shithole have any evidence of the female touch? Children? He has a self funded a safehouse for his family? There was an “obvious table” with Putin books with Putin’s face for the camera to capture. Kinda looks like he needed cover to exit a role scripted for him, CIA perhaps.
Uncanny that this happens at the same time Ritter on Russian state media, as part of his book tour in Russia telling the Russians that Americans think Russia is winning. More CIA hijinks?
Brew master said,
“I am totally convinced that Yevgeny Prigozhin’s latest outbursts are a carrot to the NATO politicians, the ones looking for some Russian weakness that they can exploit to give themselves a better chance of beating Russia (Putin).”
During the outburst, when Prigozhin was threatening to pull out of Bakhmut, he had claimed that Wagner was the main force that saved Assad in Syria and was undermined by the Russian MoD every step of the way. Recently, there was an article in the War Horse detailing a Feb. 2018 battle between US special forces and Russian mercenaries in Syria which seems to corroborate his statement regarding being undermined by the MoD.
The article claimed
[..] Wagner mercenaries had a surface-to-air system that made it impossible for American aircraft to press the attack. Only after officials in Washington talked to their Russian counterparts did the surface-to-air system get shut down, allowing American aircraft to return and attack.
[..] but sources have estimated between 100 and 300 Russian and pro-Syrian fighters were killed or wounded in the battle. Russian officials claim only five Russian citizens died, but audio recordings of Wagner Group soldiers suggest hundreds of mercenaries were killed. One Wagner Group veteran confirmed the Apache attack in the recordings, describing it as “a fucking merry-go-round with heavy-caliber machine guns.”
If true, seems Prigozhin would have a legitimate axe to grind with the powers that lead to his men getting killed.
Ganbei
Dr. D,
In December, Russia passed laws to fine/arrest anyone found discrediting the military. Therefore Russia milbloggers and citizens went quiet on social media. This guy provides a weekly podcast, seems like a rational assessment.
Russian independent journalist Daniil Belovodyev gave Wagner a call and pretended to be interested in signing up. He asked them about the difference between going to Ukraine and Africa. https://t.co/HlfvGesqA2 pic.twitter.com/H8YvEJCNi2
— Francis Scarr (@francis_scarr) May 8, 2023
“It's not the Special Military Operation. It's a horrific war.” says Russian oligarch Andrey Kovalev.
Hmm… Looks like they are beginning to suspect something. 😂😂😂#Russia #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #RussiaIsCollapsing #RussiaIsLosing pic.twitter.com/yIWhzLPfS6
— Natalka (@NatalkaKyiv) May 7, 2023
Russian Milblogger on telegram
https://t.me/DmitriySteshin/7680
[translation]
“I couldn’t watch Prigozhin’s video with the dead “Wagnerites” in full. Yesterday I met a militia friend, still the first wave. He says they stopped gathering for the holidays. Any gatherings turn into a feast for dead comrades, and then smoothly flow into a scandal on the topic – “what are we doing / did wrong.” It is unbearable. My personal martyrology will not fit into the form for submitting a post to the TG, so I just try not to think about it. I can’t change anything, getting into the same martyrology is easy. Let everything go as it is, God will manage. And Prigogine’s words are also a translation of God’s will. And there will be a harvest, there will be the first May thunderstorm, and those who are purer and more righteous will win.”
Early days, Lira and Ritter have short lived podcast bromance and crack-up. Today, Lira is in jail and Ritter is in St. Petersburg speaking. That’s some crazy quantum entanglement. It says Lira was married. That apartment he has arrested in looked like a bachelor pad shithole.
