
Bonus: What the Wagner Mutiny Means for Putin’s Grip on Power and the Ukraine War
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The Russian Military Are Reluctant Fighters
I want to put a theory to you. I think what's unsettling for Putin and Russia in this case is clearly there was a massive amount of sympathy for Prigorshiv in the Russian military. And then Putin's put in a position where he has to reward the pilots that were killed when these six helicopters are shot down. So I mean, my interpretation is that there are serious problems of motivation, which are hugely to the Russian disadvantage. It's easier as they were to hold a defensive line than go on the offensive. There's an issue now, self-preservation. You know, the Ukrainians hate them so much that, you know, they don't want to be slaughtered
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