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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Wagner switching sides was not on my bingo card

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

They didn't switch sides. They created a third side. A Mêlée à Trois.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Truly catering to every male fantasy.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

To be honest I thought Wagner and also the Chechen commanded forces would cause chaos in Russia after the war - Putin unleashed the genies from their bottles in his desperation. Both see themselves as successors to Putin should he fall, and civil war was on the cards but more likely a conflict between Wagner and the Chechen forces of some form. I agree - moving DURING the war with Ukraine - that is totally unexpected!

But they've not switched sides tbf - this seems to be the first steps in a civil war. And it shows just how broken Russia is. The question is, will Wagner step back from the precipice after exacting some sort of price out of the Russian state? Or is this a battle for survival and so unstoppable.

The really really worrying this is when things get unpredictable like this, there is no telling how things could escalate further. Look at WW1 - the death of Franz Ferdinand helped unleash chaos in a way no one could have forseen.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Mercs are always on their own side first and foremost.

Purchased loyalty always has an expiry date, usually about 6 hours after the last payment clears.

They are on the side that pays them or that they see the most profit from.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Feel like no one has had any matching bingo cards in the past few years.