In his usual fashion of tweeting sarcastic comments about hot issues in the international arena, Twitter owner Elon Musk weighed in on the recent events in Russia, where the Wagner group led a rebellion against the authorities in Moscow, offering a valuable piece of advice to his followers.
Musk tweeted a satirical message with a picture, saying "Don't even trust yourself," in reference to the treachery of Wagner group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin towards Russian President Vladimir Putin, who considered Prigozhin's actions a "stab in the back."
Don’t even trust nobody pic.twitter.com/VHa1zVGI71
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 24, 2023
The tweet received thousands of likes, shares, as well as sarcastic and humorous comments, while others offered similar advice accompanied by pictures conveying the same message about the need not to trust anyone.
wagner group rebellion in russia
Musk's advice came after wagner group rebellion on Saturday morning an armed rebellion against the Russian army following disputes that had been brewing for months, mostly related to the issue of not supplying his fighters with weapons and accusing Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu.
Despite Moscow's blind trust in Prigozhin, who led battles in Ukraine and achieved several victories, the latter turned against Moscow and crossed all red lines in a speech broadcast today via Telegram, calling for a new president for Russia.