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Re:Wagner coup in Russia? Wagner declared war on the Russian... by int_19h on Friday June 23, 2023 @06:06PM (#36452799)
Why would they want to? If this does escalate enough, it would make more sense for them to redouble the efforts for their offensive - they still have plenty of reserves that haven't entered the fray yet.

And then, if the plan to cut off Crimea succeeds, they could try to negotiate with Russia - on much stronger terms.

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Re:Wagner coup in Russia? Wagner declared war on the Russian... by sidewndr46 on Friday June 23, 2023 @06:11PM (#36452847)
And Ukraine has the convenient position of just telling Wagner forces something along the lines of "you're a bunch of war criminals, but anyone observed retreating into Russia isn't going to be pursued" if they want to let the infighting do the maximum amount of damage.
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Re:Wagner coup in Russia? Wagner declared war on the Russian... by JumpCrisscross on Friday June 23, 2023 @06:08PM (#36452821)
> Why would they want to?

I don't know, when the board changes you look for openings. On the military side, I would use the distraction to extract battlefield gains. On the diplomatic side, maybe Putin is willing to give up more, now, than he (or his successor) will later.

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