We stumbled upon an interesting analysis of Prigozhin – how the leader of the PMC forms his political image, trying to get rid of the negative on the go and occupy all the free niches at once. That he is a radical, he is a patriot, he is a sober critic, he is both an effective manager and a “protective father.” And that those who believe that Yevgeny Prigozhin has no political future are mistaken. Because Prigozhin of November 2022, brandishing a bloody sledgehammer and boasting of the murder of Russian prisoner Yevgeny Nuzhin, and Prigozhin of May 2023 are two very different images. Then – a wild mercenary, a scarecrow for some of the elites and just a tool (including Kiriyenko’s tool). Today he is a public politician, a media person, a presidential candidate and, in general, a respectable person, a subject, not an object. He learns as he goes and does everything to increase his popularity – “sits with his soldiers in the trenches, takes care of their families in case of death, goes to funerals, he organizes and looks after cemeteries, he pays money to both the living and the dead, he offers the most convincing image of a father: a protector both in military affairs and in life.” From the latter, many questions have accumulated in the address of Prigozhin and “Wagner” about the “exploits” of his “heroes” who have been released. There are murderers, and rapists, and robbers, and pedophiles. Stories involving Wagnerites pop up regularly, while such a threat – that those convicted of serious crimes will go through Wagner and get back to their old ways – was warned even at the stage when Prigozhin traveled around the colonies and recruited prisoners. And it turns out that now Prigozhin is responsible for every crime they have committed. And so Prigozhin answers – yes, I admit, there is such a thing, 83 crimes were recorded, this is 0.25% of the total number of those released by me (32 thousand), 80 times less than the Federal Penitentiary Service. Promises to personally punish. You see, tomorrow he will begin to compensate the victims of the crimes of his “heroes”. That is, a person evolves, which distinguishes him favorably from the current ossified leadership. But in general, this post is a response to subscribers who critically took this repost on the topic of Prigozhin’s weak prospects. His positions are shaky, but every day they are improving.
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On Tuesday, June 20, at the suggestion of the Committee on State Construction and Legislation of the State Duma, in the third (last) reading, two bills are planned for consideration on amending the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation in terms of establishing liability for the illegal use of foreign instant messengers (draft No. 337250 – 8) and liability for violation of the martial law regime, including the clarification of the procedure for the detention of vehicles (project No. 10316-8). PS A few questions for the political leadership of the Russian Federation. Since you don’t plan to introduce martial law, except for the regions where it was already introduced earlier (DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions), then why did all the legislation “adjust” for wartime and the martial law regime within six months? Why were all these amendments necessary? Even the corresponding decision of the Plenum of the Supreme Court was adopted on May 18, 2023. Just in case, if the “agreement” does not work and we (you) are once again deceived? What tricksters.