Russia is a mafia state: Economist on the death of Prigogine and Wagner leaders

At least for some time, it will eliminate the greatest direct threat to its 23-year-old. However, the incident also exposes the weakness of the system built by Vladimir Putin. He claims the "King of the Great Public", but in fact, "the empire has been rotten as ever. " It is kept on lies, bribery and repression. The highest power of Russia is terror. On August 23, the Embraer aircraft crashed in Tver region shortly after departure from Moscow. Prigogine and commanders of Wagner PEC were on the plane.

Volodymyr Putin was not interested in the cruelty of Prigogine in Africa, where his mercenaries were accused of crimes against humanity. On the contrary, the leader received a new business and extended duties, but everything changed during the protest in June. The Wagner army was 200 km from Moscow. The publication believes that the Russian dictator was humiliated by him, and there was no strength to suppress him at once.

Therefore, Putin did not forgive such actions and even despite the "settlement agreement", the fate of Prigogine was decided. While the Putin's "chef was alive, he remained a source of instability. The elimination of Prigogine will also strengthen Putin's control over the Russian army, which was clearly unable to stop the rebels in June. Meanwhile, two generals Valery Gerasimov and Sergei Shoigu retained his loyalty to Putin and retained their positions. "The death of Mr.

Prigogine marks the further disintegration of the Russian state. Mr Putin is the best example of why infinite sole rule is so destructive. The more power is concentrated, the more Mr. Putin and his obsession, whims and insults become the face of Russia. " edition. We will remind, on August 25 the media wrote that the activity of PEC "Wagner" came an end, because Prigogine cannot be replaced.