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Putin won’t attend Prigozhin funeral, officials say
(thehill.com)
I’m probably also going to skip this one.
BREAKING NEWS
Lemmy-User "Ghostalmedia" will not attend funeral of recently deceased russian oligarch Prigozhin. Will more Lemmy-Users follow this trend?
Also RSVPing 'no'.
I was going to say... did anyone want him to go?
Yes, in Russia. Not everyone, but some. There are many in Russia who considered Prigozhin to be a national hero, whether they think Putin killed him or not. They believe this with cause: Putin and Prigozhin were friends for thirty years, Putin made him an oligarch, until this June Prigozhin funded Wagner as a private militia for Putin so that it could retain deniability as an arm of the Russian state, and last year Prigozhin was named a "Hero of the Russian Federation" by Putin for his services in Ukraine. Those two were very publicly tight for decades.
So yeah, there are an unknown number of Russians who are used to seeing Prigozhin as Putin's right hand, don't think Putin killed him and actually accept the Kremlin denials, and are now honestly confused as to why Putin is declining to attend the funeral of a national hero.
If that doesn't make any sense, I can only say . . . you're not alone, lol.
So yeah, there are an unknown number of Russians who are used to seeing Prigozhin as Putin’s right hand, don’t think Putin killed him and actually accept the Kremlin denials, and are now honestly confused as to why Putin is declining to attend the funeral of a national hero.
that confusion is going to get worse as the conflict continues to get closer to home for them
It's going to come faster now that Prigozhin is dead, IMO. Слава Україні!
and to the Heroes
I mean, he'd be a sitting duck, so maybe
It’s probably for the better, I should think it’s generally frowned upon for the killer, or at least the person that ordered the killing, to show up at their victim’s funeral.
he's too scared he'll get assassinated
The Oligarchs send their regards.
"If he needs to be killed again, I'll send someone in my place"
Prigozhin lives, he's laying low because he wants Putin to think he's dead. Probably cutting a deal with the CIA right now to effect a Russian regime change.
I heard he's going to be JFK Jr's running mate
this post was submitted on 29 Aug 2023
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