Only the security services can know whether Prigozhin is a patriot or a traitor, and it remains to be seen whether the Defense Ministry will exploit this event, but there’s no doubt that these claims will influence popular perceptions of their rivalry.
Let's not forget: the man may not be a Great Statesman, or even a great puppet, but he does have a special way of playing the piano; he's an actor. He might actually be quite a useful idiot in a game of 5-D chess, where explosive (insincere) indignation is called for.
"Disinformation is part of any conflict, and the Russian-NATO proxy war in [the] Ukraine is no exception..."
I wouldn't call you a 'Master of Understatement', but this one's certainly a doozy!
"...nobody can dismiss the scenario of him trying to trick his opponents..."
See immediately above, but in something of a more serious light.
"This isn’t a so-called “conspiracy theory” either since these sorts of operations occur all the time."
Isn't that what you mean by '5-D Chess'?
"...there’s no doubt that these claims will influence popular perceptions of their rivalry."
"This explains why Zelensky was so angry..."
Let's not forget: the man may not be a Great Statesman, or even a great puppet, but he does have a special way of playing the piano; he's an actor. He might actually be quite a useful idiot in a game of 5-D chess, where explosive (insincere) indignation is called for.
"Disinformation is part of any conflict, and the Russian-NATO proxy war in [the] Ukraine is no exception..."
I wouldn't call you a 'Master of Understatement', but this one's certainly a doozy!
"...nobody can dismiss the scenario of him trying to trick his opponents..."
See immediately above, but in something of a more serious light.
"This isn’t a so-called “conspiracy theory” either since these sorts of operations occur all the time."
Isn't that what you mean by '5-D Chess'?
"...there’s no doubt that these claims will influence popular perceptions of their rivalry."
Yep, unless I'm badly mistaken, that's 5-D chess.