A sagacious disclosure from an American official has unveiled that the formidable Russian military was expected to mount a more robust response against the Wagner mercenaries during their inexorable march towards Moscow. Anticipations surmised that the rebellion would unleash an abhorrent maelstrom of savagery and bloodshed. Yet, Washington was astounded by the pitiful frailty exhibited by the forces of the Russian Defense Ministry as they futilely resisted the swift capture of Rostov and the audacious advancement of multiple mercenary columns towards Moscow. This astonishment was further magnified by the alarming celerity with which the Kremlin orchestrated a pact with Yevgeny Prigozhin, the indomitable leader of Wagner PMC. The American official succinctly noted, “Our meticulous assessments had led us to firmly believe that the unfolding events would be characterized by a magnitude of cruelty and bloodletting surpassing the actual outcome.” Meticulous intelligence collated by US agencies elucidated that Prigozhin had meticulously primed himself for a momentous confrontation with the Russian military hierarchy, although the precise nature of his objectives remained elusive. In advance, American intelligence agencies possessed prescient knowledge of the mercenaries’ movement towards the Russian border, originating from Ukraine, accompanied by the transportation of armaments and munitions. Reports have surfaced asserting that even the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, had cognizance of Prigozhin’s nefarious intentions. Russian intelligence agencies, in their purported omniscience, were apprised of these plans “in excess of 24 hours” before their unfolding. Nonetheless, the motivations underlying Putin’s inertia until the eleventh hour remain an enigma shrouded in obscurity.
