2023-06-25 12:08:00
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It is said that the United States was aware of the signs of Prigogine’s rebellion in advance.
But Russian President Putin mightn’t stop the movement in the beginning, so he had no choice but to say that his control was weak.
What this situation means, let’s take a closer look.
Washington Connect.
Correspondent Kim Yang-soon! With this incident, the United States has once once more shown off its intelligence power?
[기자]
It means that the US government predicted the possibility of an insurrection.
From the followingnoon of last Friday, the White House, the Pentagon, and the State Department all canceled their schedules and held emergency meetings with European countries.
The US intelligence authorities have been aware of Prigogine’s plan for a rebellion for a long time, and early last week, they reported the movements of the Wagner group to the 8 members of the US Congress.
However, it is noteworthy that Prigozhin’s advance was much faster than expected, and that there was virtually no stopping the Russian regular army.
[앵커]
On the other hand, President Putin didn’t know, or even if he knew, he failed to control it, or it’s one of the two. What will happen to his future status?
[기자]
Analysts say that this rebellion might be an opportunity to shake Putin’s absolute power, which has been solidified for the past 23 years.
Let’s hear from the experts.
[엘리사 슬로트킨/마이애미주 하원의원/국방위·국토안보위 : “러시아 황제가 벌거벗은 임금님이 되었고, 이를 사람들이 봤다는 것은 대단히 중요한 지표입니다.”]
[리처드 배런스/전 영국 장군 : “(당장은 아니지만) 푸틴 대통령의 국정 장악에 대한 자신감은 점점 고갈될 것이고, 이는 사람들에게 푸틴이 축출되고 교체될 수 있다고 생각하게 만들 겁니다.”]
The analysis is that Putin might lose control of the Russian military, and that it opened Russian eyes to the possibility that someone would fill Putin’s vacancy.
In addition, there are many views that Putin promised Prigozhin’s personal safety, but this promise will not be kept.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Zelensky has repeatedly called for bold arms support from the West, saying “the whole world has seen that the Russian boss controls nothing”.
This is KBS News Kim Yang-soon from Washington.
Cinematographer: Oh Beom-seok/Video editing: Kwon Hyung-wook/Graphics: Chae Sang-woo/Data research: Moon Ji-yeon
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