pips@lemmy.film to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWagner boss Prigozhin killed in plane crash in Russiawww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down15cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareCylusthevirus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoOne of the cardinal rules of power struggles is “If you’re gonna shoot for the king, don’t miss.”
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoMan didn’t even miss, he just got scared halfway through
minus-squareloobkoob@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoFrom what I gather, he backed down because all his top men’s families were being threatened. Prigozhin’s family was kept safe, of course, but I don’t think they expected Russia to threaten the families of those further down the ladder.
One of the cardinal rules of power struggles is “If you’re gonna shoot for the king, don’t miss.”
Man didn’t even miss, he just got scared halfway through
From what I gather, he backed down because all his top men’s families were being threatened. Prigozhin’s family was kept safe, of course, but I don’t think they expected Russia to threaten the families of those further down the ladder.