Thread by @generalsvr_en

The second man in #Russia and his son

Yesterday, Russian President Vladimir #Putin, despite not feeling well, held a meeting on the progress of the spring fieldwork. The president did not dare to put up the double in his place because...
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the main speaker was #Russian Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev, son of Security Council Secretary Nikolay #Patrushev, and making the son of such an important associate of #Putin participate in the circus with the double would have been...
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an expression of extreme disrespect. The president grunted, breathed heavily and clenched his fists nervously, trying to suppress a tremor and make himself look interested. After sitting for an hour, he closed the meeting with relief.
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#Putin was quite loyal, and even sympathetic, to Dmitry Patrushev in the recent past. The president on several occasions discussed with his loved daughter Katerina a possible marital partnership with Dmitriy, but it did not happen.
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Katerina entered into a relationship with Shamalov, whom #Putin openly despised but put up with his daughter's choice. Then, she plunged into a relationship with the dancer Zelensky, and again the president put up with it. Dmitriy Patrushev is a big lover of women and...
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has also built a personal life of his own, despite his father's unambiguous offers to show interest in Katerina. If these family relations had worked out, #Russia would have been in transit of power by now, but no such thing happened.
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Nevertheless, Nikolai Patrushev is now the second most influential man in #Russia, and Putin chose not to risk showing disrespect to his son. Moreover, Nikolai Patrushev is behind a plan for a major redistribution of spheres of influence in the security services and property.
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Back in early spring, #Putin was briefed on the plan and generally supported the secretary of the Security Council as he was said to be very persistent and persuasive. If or rather when the plan is implemented, proxies of several clans will lose their influence in...
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the leadership of the law enforcement agencies. This, according to Patrushev, will help to unite the security forces and consolidate them, ruling out the possibility of scattering in the event of a political crisis.
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