Dagestan: The Day After

So, the pogrom happened, and now Media is picking it up. It was a hunt for Jews. This is a problem for Russia. Why? Control, especially at the edges of the empire, is becoming more challenging. As I have written in the past, this is precisely one of the points of fracture I am watching.

So, throughout the day, narratives started to take place. You see, in the Federation, we don’t do this. So, the first out of the gate was Morning Dagestan. Why? They know Russia, and they understand that the Federation will blame others. It’s on brand. So here is their post:

‼️🔥Not a single Ukrainian has anything to do with “Morning Dagestan” and Ilya Ponamorev and no one has anything to do with “Morning Dagestan”! We are not located in Ukraine!

The owner and admins of the channel “Morning Dagestan” are completely independent from anyone!!!

The owner and admin of the channel “Morning Dagestan” is a Dagestan and a Muslim, Alhamdulillah!!!

I swear by the Lord of the Worlds, what we do is only for the pleasure of Allah!

We condemned and condemn the irresponsible position of President Zelensky’s office in supporting the Zionist, bastard regime of Israel.

We believe that on the territory of present-day Russia and Ukraine, Ukrainians are our allies against the occupying…