… warriors can argue forever about how to win or how to lose, but they don’t decide whether voters and politicians still care about winning or not 
And industrial production around Hamburg increased, since so many non-military jobs in the city disappeared and the labour force could be enticed into military production. (IIRC cite Galbraith on that one)
National Resistance Center: Wagner recruiting fighters in Belarus on condition of readiness to fight in Poland, Lithuania
https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/07/29/wagner-forces-poland-border-nato-leighton-nr-vpx.cnn
From the Guardian’s Ukraine liveblog:
Thousands of supporters of the junta that took over Niger in a coup earlier this week marched on Sunday through the streets of the capital, Niamey, waving Russian flags, chanting the name of the Russian president and denouncing former colonial power France.
Protesters marched through the city to the French Embassy, where a door was set on fire, according to someone who was at the embassy when it happened and videos seen by the Associated Press.
Black smoke could be seen rising from across the city. The Nigerian army broke up the crowd of the protesters.
Russian mercenary group Wagner is already operating in neighbouring Mali, and Russian president Vladimir Putin would like to expand his country’s influence in the region.
However, it is unclear yet whether the new junta leaders will move toward Moscow or stick with Niger’s Western partners.
Why do I have a feeling that we might be seeing another epside of Little Green Men?
@vermes82 - from the other direction…
As we get further away from the “Wagner attempted coup” I’m beginning to wonder if it was a real attempt at all, or if there was some other plan that involved moving Wagner into a new position in anticipation of an expansion of the war?
