Looks like Russian troll farms are going for some restructuring. But even if the respite would be short, it is welcome 👍
"#Prigozhin’s downfall offers the Kremlin an opportunity to streamline the #troll farm and adapt it to current needs.
According to The Bell, one candidate for a potential takeover is the National Media Group (NMG), owned by the banker Yury #Kovalchuk, one of #Putin’s closest allies."
https://www.politico.eu/article/whats-next-for-yevgeny-prigozhin-wagner-chief-media-empire-patriot/
#Prigozhin #Troll #kovalchuk #Putin #muscovyisaterroriststate
#Putin, Isolated and Distrustful, Leans on Handful of Hard-Line Advisers - #Russia’s president built a power #structure designed to deliver him the information he wants to hear, feeding into his #miscalculations on the #Ukraine #war
https://www.wsj.com/articles/putin-russia-ukraine-war-advisers-11671815184?reflink=share_mobilewebshare
Acc to the WSJ it was mainly #Kovalchuk and #Medvedchuk influence that pushed Putin to go for the war
#putin #russia #structure #miscalculations #ukraine #war #kovalchuk #medvedchuk