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Show 71 - Mania for Subjugation
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In today’s #vatniksoup, I’ll introduce a Georgian politician &oligarch, Bidzina Ivanishvili. He’s best-known launching the pro-Kremlin Georgian Dream party, and for running the government from behind the scenes, slowly shifting Georgia’s course from the West back to Russia.
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Sergei Surovikin - long known as a ruthless military commander in Syria and later a senior figure in Russia’s air operations - faded from public view after the Prigozhin-Wagner mutiny in mid-2023. Reports now point to his reappearance in Algeria: he showed up May 9 at a Russian embassy event in Algiers, and UK intelligence suggests he is serving as... See more
Velina Tchakarovax.comLukian Vavrinyuk
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So, the result of this rebellion was, Prigozhin gets exiled to Belarus, Russia gets Wagner fighters to enlist in the Russian army, Russian people become more united than ever, & Putin becomes more popular in Russia. Sounds like another W for Putin & another L for Ukraine/NATO. https://t.co/pQ36Rg5gdw
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Of possible interest to Greek followers. A letter from Nikos Zachariadis to the Soviet leadership, marking a crucial turning point in the Greek Civil War. From recently declassified Soviet archival records. https://t.co/VCgkU5EuNi