Discord among Russia's combat leadership reveals dysfunction in Putin's system of rule amid unpredictable events in China, Turkey and elsewhere.
This commentary on Prigozhin's June 23-24 "mutiny" bolsters the points made in this NattoThoughts piece about "code of the underworld"
"Dmitri Alperovitch
@DAlperovitch
"As I said yesterday, this whole episode should be viewed through the lense of what in Russia is called ‘razborki’ - gangland warfare
Sometimes it ends in death and leadership changes and sometimes in sitdowns where both sides shake hands and agree to move on (at least for a bit)"
2:56 PM · Jun 24, 2023
https://twitter.com/DAlperovitch/status/1672680055326089216
This commentary on Prigozhin's June 23-24 "mutiny" bolsters the points made in this NattoThoughts piece about "code of the underworld"
"Dmitri Alperovitch
@DAlperovitch
"As I said yesterday, this whole episode should be viewed through the lense of what in Russia is called ‘razborki’ - gangland warfare
Sometimes it ends in death and leadership changes and sometimes in sitdowns where both sides shake hands and agree to move on (at least for a bit)"
2:56 PM · Jun 24, 2023
https://twitter.com/DAlperovitch/status/1672680055326089216