Russia is creating an entire class of service-people that would be involved in managing #occupation of Ukraine.
Hundreds of administrators, teachers, doctors and policemen are being sent from across Russia will form a basis of an "outpost state"
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Hundreds of administrators, teachers, doctors and policemen are being sent from across Russia will form a basis of an "outpost state"
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Over the course of the last couple of months we've seen Presidential Administration of Russia recruit executive and administrators for key governing posts in occupied territories of Ukraine. But it goes beyond that: teachers, doctors, policemen are being offered big $ to
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work in occupied Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Oblasts of Ukraine.
The entire process, as well as key personnel appointments are managed by deputy head of PA Sergei Kirienko.
Unlike Crimea, where most posts were taken by the locals, here we're seining only nomads being appointed
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The entire process, as well as key personnel appointments are managed by deputy head of PA Sergei Kirienko.
Unlike Crimea, where most posts were taken by the locals, here we're seining only nomads being appointed
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What does it tell us?
1. Kremlin doesn't trust locals to spend billions of rubles on restoring these territories.
2. Most of local staff with experience doesn't wish to work for Russian occupation admin. The ones that do are freaks with littlie to no experience
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1. Kremlin doesn't trust locals to spend billions of rubles on restoring these territories.
2. Most of local staff with experience doesn't wish to work for Russian occupation admin. The ones that do are freaks with littlie to no experience
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3. Appointment of large teams of Russian professionals shows that Russia is planning to absorb those territories ASAP. Even ahead of the "referendums".
4. This is Kirienko's ticket to become prime-minister.
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4. This is Kirienko's ticket to become prime-minister.
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What motivities Russian professionals to go?
Fast promotion trajectory and much higher salaries. Most of the contracts for teachers, doctors and other civic workers are between 6 months and a year.
It is somewhat Soviet approach but with a few major differences.
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Fast promotion trajectory and much higher salaries. Most of the contracts for teachers, doctors and other civic workers are between 6 months and a year.
It is somewhat Soviet approach but with a few major differences.
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For more details on how Kremlin choses who to appoint for posts in occupied Ukraine and why the model of "outpost state" has been chosen read this new Andrey Pertsev piece for @RiddleRussia
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ridl.io/outpost-state/
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ridl.io/outpost-state/
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