This is exactly what he said. Just read the article. But he is from FSB who has a source in GRU.
“This is exactly what he said. Just read the article. But he is from FSB who has a source in GRU”
Which make the whole thing extremely dubious, to say the least. It might be true, or it might not - if it is true, then some rival for Putin’s job is making a tentative move - running it up the flagpole to see who reacts and how.
Once the allegation is made, the story becomes just so much filler. Its the allegation which counts. Soviet politics at work and play ... hard to change the spots and all.