Wagner PMC chief Prigozhin seems to be spiraling down a deep hole

 

Wagner PMC chief Prigozhin explains why Russia declared war on Ukraine:

The war was needed so that a handful of creatures would simply triumph and promote themselves, showing what a strong army it was, so that Shoigu would receive a marshal star. pic.twitter.com/VNIXZHXI7k

— Clash Report (@clashreport) June 23, 2023

Ok. I'm convinced that this is an internal battle. What I can't figure is what Prigozhin's goal is and who is behind it. If I didn't know better I would think that either Shoigu is the target of a PERSONAL vendetta which is his best case scenario. The worst case is that Putin is encouraging this and is setting up justification for firing the guy. If this is palace intrigue then is Shoigu being setup as the fall guy? Regardless I can't see this going on much further. This type of activity going on while your forces are in the midst of resisting a counter offensive is not what you want to see at the upper reaches of the military.

Has Shoigu ever responded to these verbal attacks?  I would luv to know his standing with Putin as this moment.

Has Putin ever made any public statements about Prigozhin's statements?

Regardless Shoigu better have a go bag packed and ready to go with firearms, passports and tons of cash & gold.