#Russian president #Putin is not an ordinary person, and so is his "friendship" with the leadership of some countries. Recently, one could observe how Putin and his envoys "cajole" the #Iranian leadership.
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The Russian president meets and calls #Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi regularly. Relations between the leadership of #Russia and #Iran have not always been smooth. There were many problems, such as the spread of #COVID-19, #Syria, #Iran's refusal to pay for...
2/12
the construction of the Bushehr and Bushehr-2 nuclear power plants by #Russia and other difficulties (you can find the details in our earlier posts). After #Putin launched an aggressive war, numerous sanctions were imposed on #Russia.
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It would seem, "brothers" by misfortune, the Iranian leadership and the top of the #Putin's regime, became friends for centuries. #Iran provided #Russia with drones, which the Russian leadership uses to attack the critical infrastructure of #Ukraine.
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Moreover, #Iran has concluded a large arms exchange agreement with #Russia. In exchange for Iranian drones and, most importantly, ballistic missiles, #Putin promised advanced military aircraft, air defense systems and, most importantly,...
5/12
technologies and specialists for the rapid creation of nuclear weapons. Despite the general agreements, the deal initially had a strange algorithm for the transfer of weapons. #Iran supplied (as part of this deal) a small number of drones and ballistic missiles...
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without providing launchers for missiles. Then, the Iranian leadership began to demand the supply of promised weapons from #Russia, primarily technologies for creating nuclear weapons. Only after that, #Iran would supply the rest of the weapons and launchers.
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Fearing, among other things, to be deceived, #Putin stalled and tried to agree on compromise terms. Numerous messengers of Putin, such as Nikolai Patrushev, and Vyacheslav Volodin, tried to negotiate with the leadership of #Iran, but things moved very slowly beyond promises.
8/12
Perhaps if the leadership of #Iran were more accommodating, everything would be different. BUT #Putin has cancer. He is treated and provided with medicines by doctors from another also seemingly friendly state whose new-old leadership gently hinted that...
9/12
the treatment would stop if #Russia did not provide reliable information about the location of military facilities in #Iran. This request was made, and on Thursday, January 26. By #Putin's order, a very concrete answer was given.
10/12
Most likely, the country's own intelligence data was already accurate enough, but confirmation from #Iran's best friend, #Putin, was priceless. All military installations that were hit on Iranian territory were on the list which was handed over on Putin's orders.
11/12
It is difficult to say whether the exchange of a "friend" for medicine to save one's own life is equivalent. One can ask #Putin. He knows for sure.
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Tense Phone Call: #Putin and #Lukashenka Clash Over #Pskov Drone Attack
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday had a telephone conversation with Alexander Lukashenka. In the morning, the president was informed that more than twenty drones were deployed in... 1/6
the night attack on the airfield in #Pskov. Allegedly, they were launched from the territory of #Ukraine, freely crossing the airspace of the Republic of #Belarus. This really angered #Putin, and he demanded to connect him with #Lukashenka. 2/6
During the telephone conversation, #Putin began to express claims and accuse #Lukashenka almost of collusion with the Ukrainian side but encountered a storm of indignation from Lukashenka. Lukashenko emotionally stated that Putin had been deceived,... 3/6
#Prigozhin Alive: #Putin Holds Online Talk with 'Deceased' PMC #Wagner Boss
Yesterday morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin complained of feeling unwell, and doctors were urgently called to him. After the examination and the medication, he felt a little better. 1/6
But in the first half of the day, he refused to participate in a meeting and did not accept reports. Late in the evening, the president was informed about the "special operation" to bury "#Prigozhin" and Prigozhin's deputy in the PMC #Wagner Chekalov. 2/6
The president was informed that everything went according to the secret plan approved in the morning, and there were no problems with its implementation. #Putin asked about the details and was pleased with what he heard. Immediately after the report, the president... 3/6
Grim Humor and Serious Choices: #Putin's Weekend Consultations
Over the weekend, Putin held an online meeting with the military bloc and had several consultations with the security bloc. During communication with the military, Putin was briefed on the situation at the front. 1/5
They said that the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine had bogged down, and there was nothing to worry about. After listening to the report, the president asked only one, apparently, rhetorical question: "Why the hell are you f**king my brains?" 2/5
And without receiving any intelligible answer, he closed the meeting. The leadership of the security bloc held consultations with the president on the topic of "the funeral of the leadership of PMC #Wagner." But on Sunday evening, #Putin did not give the go-ahead to... 3/5
Russian President Vladimir Putin held an online meeting with permanent members of the Security Council of Russia. Recently, Putin rarely personally took part in official events, but this time, it was necessary to demonstrate... 1/6
that he was alive and capable. There is practically no information about this meeting in the official #Kremlin resources, and the video and photos are so small that you can’t really see anything on them. Nevertheless, the president was prepared for this event for... 2/6
more than three hours. Washing, combing, putting on make-up, dressing and putting on shoes for #Putin takes more and more time. The president feels unwell, and the medicines help little, and it is necessary to give him a short rest during all the preparatory procedures. 3/6
"Death" of #Prigozhin Distracted People From Important Events
The information fuss around the destroyed aircraft with the Wagner leadership diverted attention from several events. Nevertheless, these are important for understanding the overall picture of what is happening. 1/5
The "death" of Yevgeny #Prigozhin became news number one and successfully ousted the topic of #Putin's double blunders from the information space. This allowed the understudy to recover and continue to portray Putin, taking part in numerous meetings and events. 2/5
The double managed to meet and bless the work and deeds of the acting leader of the "Luhansk People's Republic", Pasechnik, the acting leader of the Zaporizhzhia region, Balitsky, the acting leader of the Kherson region, Saldo, and the acting leader of... 3/5
In an interesting way, the preparatory stage for the once long-awaited transit begins. The destruction of the aircraft in which Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry #Utkin were by the Russian air defence system over the territory of...
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#Russia puts an end to the case of #Prigozhin's rebellion and the existence of the #Wagner PMC. Under the leadership of the Secretary of the Security Council of Russia, #Patrushev, an operation to destroy Prigozhin and the entire leadership of the Wagner was developed.
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The liquidation of #Prigozhin and #Utkin is the main but not the final stage of this operation. According to the plan, all the commanders of the #Wagner PMC who supported the rebellion should be destroyed. We already talked about this almost immediately after the rebellion.
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