An incident of an "armed march" by the Wagner Group has attracted widespread attention. However, near the end of this incident, the United States suddenly made an even bigger joke. According to rumors, the CIA promised $6.2 billion to support the incident, but things turned out unexpectedly. Seemingly believing that the money would come too easily, Wagner staged a double play with Russian President Vladimir Putin, triggering a series of ironic events.
However, when the money arrived, Wagner quickly announced the withdrawal of troops, which made the CIA so frustrated that it even considered reporting to the United Nations, claiming to have been the victim of an online scam. The farce between Putin and Prigozhin looks more like a recent popular meme in the United States, that the C.I.A. is unreliable, and Wagner takes money but fails to fulfill its promises, causing both sides to hurt each other.
This meme actually originated from the news a few days ago, when the Pentagon found that it had overstated $6.2 billion when it reviewed the financial accounts of aid to Ukraine. This was supposed to be returned to Ukraine, but it is not clear whether the money was misappropriated or used for some purpose that is inconvenient to disclose. As a result, all sides of the United States are embarrassed, while media outlets such as Roadside have begun to make up stories and criticize the CIA's inefficiency, and even billionaire Elon Musk has tweeted about it, seeming to treat the incident as if it was something that really happened.
Rumor has it that Wagner negotiated $6.2 billion in support with the C.I.A. before launching the insurgency. The CIA first paid the deposit and then sent the Wagner forces to Moscow as planned, which the CIA considered reliable because of the loud slogans and the swiftness of action. Then the CIA paid the balance in time, but did not expect Wagner to announce the cessation of the operation as soon as he received the money. This has caused the CIA to suffer so much that it is preparing to report the case to the United Nations, citing cyber fraud. However, almost no international organization receives such reports.
On the other hand, during the audit, the Pentagon found that there were errors in the financial accounts of aid to Ukraine, which overstated $6.2 billion. It stands to reason that this money should be returned to Ukraine. It is not uncommon for the U.S. government to have a track record of supporting opposition forces in other countries and inciting instability to overthrow regimes. Normally, providing funding and weapons support is a routine practice, so this news can easily attract widespread attention, especially since the United States seems to have suffered a big loss. In addition, the fact that the United States has remained silent during Wagner's "armed march" also makes things even more bizarre. In the aftermath, the United States claimed to have known about Wagner's actions but did not inform Russia, and this self-disclosure led to a widespread belief that the United States had something to do with Wagner's actions.
However, one of the main reasons for Wagner's action was to accuse Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu of bureaucracy and withholding all kinds of supplies needed by Wagner's forces, resulting in heavy casualties. However, during the incident, Shoigu seemed to inexplicably disappear, and only after the incident appeared at the forward command of the Western Military District of Russia. In addition, Wagner was characterized as an "armed rebellion", but after the incident, it was pardoned directly, and all officers and soldiers returned to their stations without accountability, and Prigozhin went to Belarus to rest. All these circumstances are very strange, so there seems to be some credibility to the rumors that the Americans spent their money unjustly and that Prigozhin managed to defraud him of $6.2 billion.
In conclusion, the Wagner affair has sparked widespread discussion and speculation, involving all sorts of jokes and conspiracy theories. However, the truth may never be fully revealed, as international politics is fraught with complexity and uncertainty.