According to hacker Kim Dotcom, it’s possible that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the boss of Wagner, received funding from the CIA to organize the Wagner Coup in Russia, but ultimately canceled it. Some individuals, like Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene, have suggested that the US may have been involved in the Wagner Coup.

Kim “Dotcom” Schmitz explained the cause of the conflict within Russia on Saturday,

“This started as a power struggle between Prigozhin and (Russsian Minister of Defence Sergei) Shoigu. In the beginning of the Special military operation Shoigu and his team made mistakes and Prigozhin became of strong critic of Shoigu. Prigozhin then had success in Bakhmut with Wagner Group presenting himself as a better military leader than Shoigu.

In my view Shoigu then provoked Prigozhin by limiting ammunition supplies to Bakhmut resulting in Wagner Group losses and a strong reaction from Prigozhin. Many of you have seen the video of Prigozhin attacking Shoigu and the Russian military leadership.

Ammunition deliveries were restored and victory in Bakhmut was achieved but the video outburst by Prigozhin was likely counterproductive for him because the Kremlin and senior political leaders in Moscow saw him as a loose cannon who can’t be trusted. Prigozhin doubled down predicting a massive loss for the Russian military claiming that it was not ready for the Ukrainian counter-offensive. He claimed that the Russian troops are badly equipped and poorly managed by Shoigu.

With the Russian military successfully repelling the Ukrainian counter-offensive Prigozhin had played himself into a corner and his time was running out because Shoigu and his Generals delivered a major victory for the Kremlin. In my view the actions by Prigozhin are an act of desperation because he has lost the power struggle against Shoigu and is likely facing serious retaliation.

Western media claims this is an attempted coup against Putin. That’s nonsense. The popularity of Putin within Russia and in the non-western world has never been higher. However this war between Prigozhin and Shoigu is an unwelcome distraction for the Kremlin and the most likely outcome will be the arrest or termination of Prigozhin.”

During a Spaces discussion with host Mario Nawfal, Kim DotCom argued that despite a column of Wagner vehicles approaching Moscow and many Ukraine hawks expecting a coup and anarchy in the world’s largest nuclear power, Vladimir Putin and Yevgeny Prigozhin would negotiate and settle their differences.

On Twitter Spaces last night people were mocking @KimDotcom for saying Putin and Prigozhin would come to a deal before he reached Moscow

Serious people listened to that and went along with it

Who ended up being right?

— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) June 25, 2023

Kim Dotcom posted a meme implying that the $6.2 billion for Ukraine, which Pentagon accountants claimed to have found in June, was actually taken by Prigozhin as payment for his failed coup attempt.

🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/OkzTYUtFgr

— Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) June 25, 2023

The Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic, claimed that external intelligence agencies were involved in the attempted coup on Saturday. While he refrained from naming those involved, he was certain of their involvement.