Watching the interview now and at 54 minutes Lotus who is Prigozhins right hand man and probably the GRU brains of the whole organisation says that war is like water flowing into vessels/containers. If the water isn't going into one vessels it will end up in another. That is if you aren't directing the flow than you are surrendering control and than he adds "war doesn't tolerate a void".
Lotus is basically employing a short flowery metaphor to re-state what Prigozhin said, war doesn't a tolerate a void but MoD is one giant black hole sucking in Russias potential and Wagner are trying to direct the flood as the best they can with a broom and some small boxes. Or to be more precise a sledgehammer and some shovels.
The thing is everyone wants the Ukrainians to attack now, Wagner wants them to attack half cocked while they simultaneously are trying to hold Bakhmut. The Russian Oligarchy/MoD wants them to attack and win and will help them do that. Zelensky wants the attack, the US wants the attack, ironically it seems like the only somewhat important guy that doesn't want it now is Ukraines most competent General Zaluzhny.
If time is playing against Russia in the short term than I think Zaluzhny is right, and it follows from that that Prigozhin trying to bait the Ukrainians into attacking ASAP is also right from his point of view.
Prigozhin is worried that the longer this goes on the more likely it is that MoD and the Russian deepstate will manage to lose the war. If Ukraine can be baited into attacking half cocked than the Russian Oligarchs and MoDs most potent weapon, which is quite literally the AFU is blunted for the time being.
If on the other hand the AFU waits longer and accumulates more strength relative to Russia in the short term which they certainly can than the attack will be much more difficult to contain. In the short term Ukraine will accumulate even more Western gear, mobilize more men, receive more shells etc. Russian missile strike seriously don't seem to do anything at all so whatever Ukraine is recieving it's all going to the front.
Prigozhin is assuming that on Russias end the situation is only going to keep deteriorating so better Ukraine attacks sooner. And he is probably right, the only way it gets better for Russia is a thorough and brutal purge and thats just not happening.
So your 5D buddies are partially correct for totally wrong reasons.
My 5D friend said that prigs criticisms are all fake, he is luring the ukrops into an attrition meatgrinder.
Watching the interview now and at 54 minutes Lotus who is Prigozhins right hand man and probably the GRU brains of the whole organisation says that war is like water flowing into vessels/containers. If the water isn't going into one vessels it will end up in another. That is if you aren't directing the flow than you are surrendering control and than he adds "war doesn't tolerate a void".
Lotus is basically employing a short flowery metaphor to re-state what Prigozhin said, war doesn't a tolerate a void but MoD is one giant black hole sucking in Russias potential and Wagner are trying to direct the flood as the best they can with a broom and some small boxes. Or to be more precise a sledgehammer and some shovels.
The thing is everyone wants the Ukrainians to attack now, Wagner wants them to attack half cocked while they simultaneously are trying to hold Bakhmut. The Russian Oligarchy/MoD wants them to attack and win and will help them do that. Zelensky wants the attack, the US wants the attack, ironically it seems like the only somewhat important guy that doesn't want it now is Ukraines most competent General Zaluzhny.
If time is playing against Russia in the short term than I think Zaluzhny is right, and it follows from that that Prigozhin trying to bait the Ukrainians into attacking ASAP is also right from his point of view.
Prigozhin is worried that the longer this goes on the more likely it is that MoD and the Russian deepstate will manage to lose the war. If Ukraine can be baited into attacking half cocked than the Russian Oligarchs and MoDs most potent weapon, which is quite literally the AFU is blunted for the time being.
If on the other hand the AFU waits longer and accumulates more strength relative to Russia in the short term which they certainly can than the attack will be much more difficult to contain. In the short term Ukraine will accumulate even more Western gear, mobilize more men, receive more shells etc. Russian missile strike seriously don't seem to do anything at all so whatever Ukraine is recieving it's all going to the front.
Prigozhin is assuming that on Russias end the situation is only going to keep deteriorating so better Ukraine attacks sooner. And he is probably right, the only way it gets better for Russia is a thorough and brutal purge and thats just not happening.
So your 5D buddies are partially correct for totally wrong reasons.