McFaul: Mutiny shows Putin might not be able to escalate Ukraine war



The Wagner Group’s march to Moscow โ€” and the still-unconfirmed theories of his immunity deal โ€” shows weaknesses in Putin’s rule. Former United States Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul discusses the revelations from the Russian mutiny on Meet the Press.

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39 comments

  1. I don't see a man who cares about his people Lifes as a weak man , he is a strong man if you can control your anger that makes you strong rether than to do something and regret later do you know how many Russian people have been killed? This is what the west and USA wanted , prigozhin is the one weak after the threats Putin made if he wasn't scared he could have completed his mission as promised

  2. Another liar from the lying government

  3. There will be blood in Moscow streets, this is like a internal Mob fight for power, grab popcorn.

  4. Smart Putin moved with surgical strike to put an end of the mutiny without use of a single bullet or lost a single live. Russian intelligent so much in placed to put an end of any catasthrophe.

  5. "What did we see here?"
    Prigozhin being loyal to Putin and he was going to eliminate the people that were lying to Putin. Putin figured out what was going on and gave Wagner a new task.

    "Russia plans to take over ally and neighbor Belarus by 2030" – Business Insider Feb 21, 2023

    Second half of May there were rumors about Lukashenko having a serious illness.

    Now Wagner is in Belarus and Lukashenko thinks it was his idea to bring Prigozhin there.

  6. Wasn't the Potemkin naval mutiny the first step in the eventual Soviet overthrow of the Tsar?

  7. This was all staged, beware from an attack from Belarus

  8. i mean putin did have the helicopters engage the convoys destroying 1 vic and killing 4 wagner soo thats why they shot it down

  9. Hilarious how no one will show how belarus saved Russia and the war continues as it did before. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

  10. Anyone still listening to fake news media like this needs to really get their head checked

  11. he does realize that prigozhn wanted to escalate the war not end it right?

  12. just another failed cia stunt. and what would micheal mcfall know about anything? lol

  13. Putin to Shoigu: "I DONT NEED AMMO I NEED A RIDE!!!"

  14. If I were Ukraine, I wouldn't be celebrating, if Russia breaks apart, Ukraine will go down too

  15. US controlled media blowing it out the exhaust

  16. Vladimir Putin is a war criminal covered in blood and responsible for Genocide.

    Vladimir Putin must be Stopped at all costs ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

  17. Worst interviewer on networks.

  18. Putin fled Moscow. Real brave! Prigozhin has a target on his back now. He should have finished what he started. All those mercenaries have targets on their backs, too.

  19. So LOL. You people and Blinken is so wrong. Not a putin fan but i would not believe any news outlet and esp the U.S. gov on this issue. Psy Ops at its best. Look here dont look there. So funny

  20. PUTIN BLINKS! Put Apache helicopters and F-16's in Ukraine, TODAY!

  21. The president of Ukraine made racist statements towards the African leaders. Ukraine is nothing but a white supremacist colony.

  22. I thought this guy was replaced on MTP!

  23. Extraordinary situation, I hope peace is in the cards

  24. Putin has appeared weak from the get go…he's a manipulative leader, that's all.

  25. Slava Ukraini!
    If this was staged, it places Wagner and russian troops in Belarus for another attempt on Kyiv.
    Having this happen provides convenient cover.

    If folks knew this was gonna go down a week or two before it happened, then that reinforces my perception it was allowed to happen for a bigger reason.

    Also, it got the wests attention.

    One of Putin's common talking points is the cornered rat that fights back.

    I believe it's what putin wants us to have a perception of him. Him being cornered. To justify his next actions.

  26. If Putin has a right to invade and annex land against the will of the country that owns it, whatโ€™s stopping nato or any country with a stronger military, from negotiating with zelinsky and just annexing ukraine legally, with his permission, and banning all Russian soldiers at the risk of escalating the conflict.

  27. don't be naive under your noses he shifted the best units to belarus to the Kiev attack
    in future very smart move, and NATO sleeps.

  28. "Interlokutor"? Has this guy been visiting Slavic dating sites?

  29. Biden would learn from Putin diplomacy., Putin is a great leader.

  30. Yea mutiny by mercenaries. It doesnโ€™t matter what those people did. It will have no effect on the outcome of the war in Ukraine. Joe Obidens war by proxy.

  31. NBC is a corrupt news station.

  32. Of course, anything the MSM says is usually the opposite of the truth.

    Putin, Prigozhin and Lukashenko just pulled a fast one on U.S./NATO. Where is the 25K Wagner troops now? Belarus. You know, just north of Kiev and joined by 30K Russian military troops who were quietly placed in Belarus a year ago.

    While the Ukraine (U.S./NATO) are focused on the souther Ukraine fronts, Russia is about to put an end to this conflict by taking Kiev. Of course, the last think the U.S./NATO want is an end to the conflict; [they] want to escalate the conflict.

    Russia has nothing to lose at this point by going on the strong offensive. The DS (U.S./NATO) will almost certainly plant a false flag and blame it on Russia anyway, as [they] always do. NBC and the rest of the MSM already have their talking points and headlines in place . . . the world no longer pays attention to NBC or MSM, other than to learn what is NOT going on. Just fake news pushing false narratives.

  33. Why are we listening to meet the press losers? They been wrong about ukraine war….
    According to leaked documents ukraine is losing the war..

  34. Russia is so weak they pushed 200 mi. Just in one day. I think its funny they digging trenches in Moscow. Lol

  35. Wagner group has just exposed how weak are those incompetent Russian troops to the world. Putin talks tough, and he ends up has to negotiate with the Wagner boss. That said, NATO is still very afraid of Putinโ€™s tough talks.

  36. What makes you think President Putin wants to escalate? It was Americans who betrayed their peace treaty
    with Russia by bringing in more weapons and soldiers into the Ukraine and surrounding countries. The failing
    economy of America will make Americans attack and take over more countries for their wealth and oil.

  37. Slava Ukraini!๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒป Stay strong! ๐Ÿ’ช From Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ