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please post any subsequent updates here unless they're huge happenings. i just woke up and half our news front page is updates which is nice but also A Lot and most of these don't have to be their own thread

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[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I mean, what would Wagner do once they reach Moscow? Sit at Putins desk and start giving orders? No one would listen, they'd all still take orders from Putin sitting in St Petersburg or just quit an go home and wait it out.

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 year ago

I imagine they would take over the city, and completely destabilize Russia.

It doesn't matter if nobody wants to listen to you if you become the local law enforcement.

[–] Cannacheques@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago

And soon Russia will face the same problem as Iraq and Afghanistan did

[–] buxtonwater@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Probably just re-enact Jan 6 but Russian for the propaganda points, then skedaddling before the hammer comes down.