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Russian agents’ threat to family made Prigozhin call off Moscow advance (news.yahoo.com)

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Russian intelligence services threatened to harm the families of Wagner leaders before Yevgeny Prigozhin called off his advance on Moscow, according to UK security sources.

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[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Putin hides his children away.

They may be psychopaths, but they do place a value on family.

[–] Nepenthe@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yeah, but....it's Putin. Even if it weren't, it's kinda 101 for your opponent to go after your family if he can't get to you.

If this was for real, I don't understand why he even took the deal. I expected if Prigozhin was going to revolt, he was fine with all or nothing. He already went traitor on the guy who windows people all the time for less. You don't regain anyone's respect after that even in normal circumstances, so I would have thought he'd really have nothing to gain and everything to lose from standing down.