Thread by @generalsvr_en

Dear subscribers and guests of the channel!
Yesterday in St. Petersburg, from a great distance, one could observe a dejectedly wandering, lonely old man, marking "memorable places" with state-owned bouquets. The FSO officers did not let anyone approach him.
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They cleaned the territory from outsiders much in advance. The mood was lightened by soldiers, specially trained to carry wreaths and ribbons, on which the old man wiped his hands, from place to place.
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In the downcast the old man, even two hundred meters away, one could recognize #Russian President Vladimir #Putin performing, without enthusiasm, ritual actions. The whole performance with Putin's participation in commemorative events,...
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at which the President was frankly bored, did not last long. Afterwards, the head of state moved on to more exciting activities for him. The meeting with the governor of St. Petersburg, Alexander Beglov, is an important signal from #Putin to the elites.
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Above all, it was a signal to the now disgraced Yevgeny #Prigozhin. The President praised Beglov, demonstrating his readiness to independently decide who deserves to be in power and who should remember how to properly and respectfully serve food to the royal table.
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In the desire to settle down #Prigozhin, the interests of almost all elite groups converged. Even the Kovalchuk's, who consider themselves almost the owners of the former "cook", decided that Prigozhin took on too much and was gaining political weight uncontrollably.
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Yuri Kovalchuk supported the initiative of the leadership of the security lobby to "siege" the galloping leader of the PMC. #Prigozhin himself, who, unlike Beglov, was denied the highest audience, was very offended and decided to give out an "insider info" about...
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the imminent ban of YouTube in #Russia. #Prigozhin does not know what he is talking about. #Putin has been discussing such opportunities for a long time and quite regularly, but, to date, it is not expedient to decide to ban YouTube.
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But what the President really seriously discussed with the leadership of the security bloc was the imminent change of government and the launch of transit. Moreover, #Putin himself took the initiative to discuss this topic.
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The dissatisfaction of the security elites is caused by the President's actions that increase the escalation at the front and delay the launch of the transit of power. #Putin, of course, feels the tension and is trying to defuse the situation by making promises.
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This time, they say, he tried to be very convincing and even almost swore that he would change the government by the end of spring this year, appointing Dmitry Patrushev as prime minister and, thus, starting the transition of power.
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#Putin assures that by the end of spring, he will achieve such a result at the front that the West will be forced to accept his conditions. All five people taking part in the meeting were well aware of the President's capabilities, or rather, their absence, and,...
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most likely, were skeptical about the promises of the head of state. #Putin promised to deliver a message to the Federal Assembly before the end of winter and, already in the message, to make an announcement of future events.
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It is becoming more and more difficult for the President to balance the system, there are more and more dissatisfied people. There is less and less time for making decisions. There are no "good" decisions for #Putin at all.
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