Early on June 24, Vladimir Putin addressed Russia about the unfolding rebellion of the Wagner private military company, saying that Yevgeny Prigozhin’s rebellion is “pushing the country toward anar...

Statements by Movement of Irkutsk Anarchists and Combat Organization of Anarcho-Communists, translated by CrimethInc.

In the current situation around the Wagner mutiny, there is no side we can choose but ourselves.

We do not flatter ourselves: the onset of this moment could take some time. From the February revolution (during which the generals participated in removing the Tsar) to the October revolution, nine months passed. From the Kornilov rebellion to October, two months.

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neither the Putin regime nor Prigozhinsky are our friends. In this fight between two cannibals, anarchists should stay away—let them bleed each other as much as possible.

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    1 year ago

    I would've expected him to try press them into replacing Wagner. I also wouldn't be so blaise about feeding many of Russia's militant communists into a meat grinder.

    Its all moot now though. Come to think of it. The idea that any sort of militia could rapidly materialize out of nothing to meanfully fight a professional fighting force like Wagner seems ridiculous.