Then why do they need to be ruled by Moscow?
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That's a pretty common question in Russia actually. There's a long long history of abuse and then indifference from Moscow. There's a reason there's so many nascent separatist movements in Russia.
The fact that he feels the need to say this is a sign of his vulnerability, of the pressure he feels. The chorus of voices is only going to grow louder as Ukraine kills and captures more and more soldiers, more conscripts.
Putin blaming the security forces is the beginning of the end for him. The domestic security apparatus is the only thing keeping him in power.
None of us know this, everytime we see something not go their way we talk like this hut truth is we have no clue. Putin has kept people in check for a long time, he is good at it. 2 years ago it was cancer, and everytime there is anstrategic win we talk about cracks and thw beginning of the end.
The russian people enjoy living in shit to spite all the westerners.
"Maybe our leaders abuse us, but have you seen how good we are at taking it?"
Eeeeeehh, this is how the czarist system (and really monarchies in general) always worked. The king is the Good Father; fuckups or moral failings are because of the Bad Councilors.
People know the deal going in.
He may be weak, probably is, but I don't think this specifically is necessarily the sign to look for.
But the czarist system has the feature that given enough fuckups, the czar is removed in a palace coup. And given that the oligarchs have been hit quite hard by sanctions and that the "Special" military operation hasn't exactly gone to plan. It seems only a matter of time before it happens.
Fingers crossed!
I'd love to hear whose fucking fault it was then. Someone's gotta go out of a 8th floor window next week
I mean, it's clearly Ukraine's fault. They invaded, whose else's fault could be?
If Ukraine didn't invade, would those territories be occupied by Ukraine?
There, your answer.
And if it was, I didn't mean it
And if I did mean it, you deserved it
Putin really doing a lot to erode any chance Russia ever controls Kursk again
That's quality leadership for you.
Gotta socialize the failures, it's what the people would want.
The last resort of defense-obsessed dictator is the Shaggy air defense^TM^ when losing actual "historic russian lands". 😆
The relevant piece is the conclusion at the end of the transcript linked in the OP.
I feel like Politico misinterpretated this. He didn't say it's on them (not him), and didn't blame anyone explicitly, he meant this topic is not a part of this public conversation, and it'd be dealt by them. This, as a piece of the whole picture, does mean something tho.
The issue is exhaustingly downplayed. Most of the conversation is held about evacuation, monetary help (now it's $150!), the start of the school year, and not much is even said about security. One of the topics, the armament of civilian forces of territorial defence, and later these 'problems ... of security forces', sounds not unlike what could've been told before the attack, or before the 2k22 invasion itself. No reassuring speeches, not even an aknowledgement that a part of the region is under foreign AF.
He still evades that, distances himself. He traditionally disappeared when shit hit the fan, even went to other country for a meeting (a political suicide in places where politics are practiced) and did not comment anything at all. And after two weeks the response is not unlike those he could say about a natural disaster that 'just happened'. Hurr-durr, let your people cooperate with emergency services and cops, and let's play it cool. BTW, let's make schools open on a schedule, okay?
I'm not from Kursk, but I think it's not in any sense encouraging for locals. Moreso, these terr-defence forces inspire more fear than security: how'd they recruit people and how disciplined are they if given weapons? And with such priorities, it doesn't sound they want to sacrifice their onslaught elsewhere to take these territories back. Times and times again russian citizens are told to just deal with it. And, depressingly yet unsurprisingly, they would.
2k22? Why not 2022
OP works for EA.
Why not 2.022k?
I'm vibing with the youngsters. That's been said, I've forgotten to update my Twitter bio in a while.
One less number, duh
Yeah. it has nothing to do with invading ukraine. nothing at all. /s
Putin should stick to what he does best, poisoning panties
Dude, I know Russia has poisoned people... But panties? That's a new one for me.
Navalny pants, dude.
Dirty undies . . . the whites!
I wish him many 'not his faults' for the future!
That’s real leadership right there.
Who else could it be then ?
Only, if he hadn't started a special military operation none of this would be happening.