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Putin was in need of a spectacular, theatrical act of violence: This was it

#Prigozhin

Commentary by Anna Applebaum
https://www.theatlantic.co...
09:52 PM - Aug 23, 2023
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Even on the very long list of people who have been shot, hanged, poisoned, or subjected to lethal accidents because they somehow got in Putin’s way, Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane crash, on a sunny afternoon, is something extraordinary.
09:53 PM - Aug 23, 2023
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Prigozhin wasn’t an opponent of Putin; he helped create Putin. He wasn’t a critic of Putin’s kleptocracy; he built the Wagner mercenary group, which supported African and Middle Eastern dictators and exploited diamond mines on behalf of Moscow.
09:53 PM - Aug 23, 2023
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He also ran the Internet Research Agency, the organization that used hacking, leaking, and social media to help elect Donald Trump. He wasn't just a member of the inner circle, he was one of that inner circle's pillars.
09:54 PM - Aug 23, 2023
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Prigozhin's death sends a message: no one is safe. And the men with their private armies, and their guns in their bedside tables, are all now pondering what to do next.
09:54 PM - Aug 23, 2023
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