Report from Pyotr Kozlov says Prigozhin had planned to make his case against Shoigu in a speech at a State Duma roundtable, perhaps even with Surovikin at his side. The key thing about this and the mutiny: they were “attempts to regain the president’s favor.” https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/11/21/russia-arrests-french-citizen-for-illegally-entering-from-estonia-russian-agencies-a83176
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When you really want to give a cool speech, but realize that you're rather bad at giving speeches and decide to organize a mutiny instead 😏
