Prigozhin spotted in Russia is a 'nightmare scenario for Putin' Maxim Tucker

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“If he's still in Russia, that suggests that he has people in the security forces that back him, that protect him. And it's not easy for Putin to get at him.”
Maxim Tucker tells #TimesRadio rumours Prigozhin was spotted in Russia are a ‘nightmare scenario for Putin.’

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1. Uh-oh. Putin's on shaky ground. Overthrow plots are apparently brewing.

Prigo has tremendous wealth, forces behind him and apparent loyalty as he's being protected.

Putin should be very worried.

His Ukraine mistake is coming back to haunt him as that's how Prigo got so powerful.

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2. One part of the nightmare is that he reportedly uses

at least as many doppelgangers as Puin does, so nobody knows exactly which one might be real. I have to think Russian TV showed the passport pictures of him in various disguises in the hope of increasing sightings of the real guy.

It's really, really hard to know what's going on in that government, only that two of the main generals haven't been seen in over a week, one of whom missed his wife's birthday party. Something is definitely going on behind the scenes, but until state TV breaks out into nonstop productions of "Swan Lake," no one will know if an ongoing coup attempt has succeeded. Its a game of wait and see both inside and outside Russia.

I haven't checked the ruble today, there were attempts to shore it up yesterday and they mostly failed by the time I crashed in the wee hours. They had it at 91.2 at its lowest. It didn't stay there long.

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3. Regardless of who is control

This is what happens when you have a oligarchic, bureaucratic dictatorship. Egos, money, power, etc. You get that, you are bound to have infighting amongst the rich.