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1. VA-11 Hall-A 東方算法騎士団(令和版) (boner@pleroma.soykaf.com)'s status on Sunday, 25-Jun-2023 00:30:49 JST VA-11 Hall-A 東方算法騎士団(令和版)
   I've thought about it a lot, but I don't know what is the most important information. What is it that Prigozhin wants?
   Are they seeking a general mobilisation system, or are they seeking to maintain Wagner's uniqueness, or are they trying to question the cause of the war?
   
   Someone who knows more about this, please tell me.
   
   Japanese journalists are completely useless.
   • Griffith (griffith@5dollah.click)'s status on Sunday, 25-Jun-2023 00:47:45 JST Griffith

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     @boner There’s no consensus on his motives. He claims he was attacked by Russian regular forces. He also claims Sergei Shoigu, the minister of defense, lied to get Russia into the war for personal glory, but these are unsubstantiated.
     A plausible theory is this is a power struggle between Prigorzhin and Shoigu over the future of Wagner. Shoigu wants to integrate Wagner into the regular armed forces, Prigorzhin wants to preserve it as his personal organization. He may have secondary political goals, such as becoming minister of defense, and then the de facto leader of Russia through control of the army. Putin has strongly denounced him as a traitor, so he is now likely going for the maximal goal of overthrowing the state to ensure his survival, which is unlikely.
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