Dear subscribers and guests of the channel! A quarrel between Russian president Vladimir #Putin and Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, which we talked about last week, found its continuation on Friday.
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Patrushev refused to participate in the operational meeting held by the president with the permanent members of the Security Council. Patrushev's position is understandable in principle. #Putin promises to launch a large transit of power...
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with a smooth transition of Dmitry Patrushev to the presidency but categorically does not want to fulfill his promises. The Secretary of the Security Council is losing hope and patience, probably realizing that he is just being fooled.
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Last week, Patrushev sent his claims directly to the president and received yet another promise. The quarrel was without witnesses, but the mood after the convo and harsh statements about each other in inner circles on both sides speak eloquently about what was happening.
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Another intrigue unfolds around the chair of the director of the #FSB. Alexander Bortnikov has been asking for his resignation for a long time, and the other day #Putin promised to satisfy this request, offering to give recommendations on a successor.
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Bortnikov suggested the candidacy of Sergei Korolev, who was favored by #Putin until recently. But Nikolai Patrushev also actively supports Korolev, and in light of recent events, this is rather a negative.
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Also, Yuri Kovalchuk has his candidate for the post of director of the #FSB and convinces the president to heed his recommendations. Despite good relations with Patrushev, having learned about the tension between the president and the secretary of the Security Council,...
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Kovalchuk is trying to play to aggravate the situation, urging #Putin not to be led by the security forces and to appoint his own person. In parallel, the resignation of the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is being discussed.
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Patrushev supported Vladimir Kolokoltsev situationally. Kolokoltsev had gathered a pool of security officials around his figure, but lately, #Putin has been increasingly dissatisfied with Kolokoltsev and started repeatedly talking about it.
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Over the weekend, #Putin held a meeting with the leadership of the security and military blocs, in which Patrushev also refused to participate. If the quarrel lasts until the president's message to the Federal Assembly, decisions can be the most radical from both sides.
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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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