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Russian President Vladimir Putin (E) hears the head of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov (D).
General Leonid Ivashov warned that invading Ukraine would be a bad idea. President of Russia suspects the generals of his country.
Vladimir Putin Try to spy what Ukrainians do, try to know in advance the opponent’s movements (as is normal in a war).
But the president of Russia also suspicion do Russian army. Especially from its generals, the magazine details.
That is, Russian army leaders face secret services… from Russia. Translating: They are peered by the FSB.
First because, although officially and publicly this is not announced, there is internally the idea in Kremlin that the war in Ukraine is not taking place as it was supposed.
In fact, it should not even be running: even before February 24, 2022, Putin will have received a indication of generals that the “special military operation” would last days. The Ukrainians even thank and receive the Russians with flowers.
There were no flowers. There were weapons. And a war that, more than three years later, persists.
Here it starts distrust of Vladimir Putin in relation to all That moves on the ground – is that, in practice, the Russian army advanced little during this period in Ukraine. In fact, taking into account Kremlin’s goals (controlling the capital Kiev in the early days), the Russian army did not advance almost anything.
However, according to the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense, at least 200,000 soldiers died and 600,000 were injured, says the UK Ministry of Defense.
And Putin suspects his army, mainly because of a moment that A few days before the invasion began.
Former general Leonid Ivashov said at a meeting in Moscow that a military invasion in Ukraine would be has ideia. In fact, even warned that it would be a disaster.
The invasion did not run as Putin wanted and the services of espionage were eventually considered guilty -In the sense that they should have controlled the plans, the schemes, the predictions of all heads and former army chiefs.
And the president of Russia really wants to have the control of everything, without deviations: several generals have disappeared, however, General Ivan Popov, the case of Prigozhin ended as it is known.
Communication channels, social networks, are being controlled by Kremlin. War critic Igor Strelkov was arrested.
More than that: over the past few months, the FSB began to peek at the army and even the Ministry of Defense. And to move the institutions. Even Serguei Shoigu, who was an ally near Putin, was transferred. Former deputies and about 30 employees were arrested. All to dismantle the “clan” of Shoigu connections in the government.
In recent times, three other generals have also been arrested, including Vadim Shamarin, deputy chief of the General Staff, and Ivan Popov.
