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Kremlin insiders alarmed over growing toll of Putin’s war in Ukraine
Colors of India ^ | 20-APR-2022 | Staff

Posted on 04/20/2022 8:50:28 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas

A small but growing number senior Kremlin insiders are quietly questioning Vladimir Putin’s decision to send troops into Ukraine eight weeks ago. With military losses mounting and Russia facing unprecedented international isolation a growing number of them are quietly questioning Putin’s decision to go to war.

The number of those who criticize the government’s top positions of power remains small, with most of them spread across state-run businesses and government. According to ten people who have direct knowledge of the situation, they believe that the invasion was a disastrous mistake that will set the country back for many years. All spoke anonymously, as they were afraid of reprisal.

These people have no hope of Putin changing his course or facing any domestic challenge. Putin has become more dependent on a smaller group of hard-line advisers. They said that he dismissed any attempts to warn him of the severe economic and political consequences.

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To: FreshPrince
The last morally upright Presidents living we had were... Obama - FreshPrince


201 posted on 04/20/2022 6:06:50 PM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: JonPreston

Yep. As far as we know never cheated on his wife. Neither Did Bush’s Reagan or Carter that we know of..Trump on the other hand, what a scumbag...But I would still vote for him because, you know, it was only about sex....


202 posted on 04/20/2022 6:10:58 PM PDT by FreshPrince
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To: FreshPrince
As far as we know never cheated on his wife.

His wife's a guy.

203 posted on 04/20/2022 6:20:24 PM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: JonPreston

Just a bunch of slander. How conservative Christian you are.


204 posted on 04/20/2022 6:28:06 PM PDT by FreshPrince
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To: FreshPrince

205 posted on 04/20/2022 6:32:57 PM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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I keep using WHAT word?


206 posted on 04/20/2022 6:37:55 PM PDT by Kevmo (Give back Ukes their Nukes https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4044080/posts)
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To: JonPreston

Ohh wow irrefutable proof! Lol!


207 posted on 04/20/2022 6:41:36 PM PDT by FreshPrince
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To: FreshPrince
Trump on the other hand, what a scumbag


208 posted on 04/20/2022 6:49:25 PM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: Chainmail

argument? You mean, you got tired of swinging that sign around your neck that says “I’m an arrogant asshole and an expert in history on Free Republic!”?


209 posted on 04/20/2022 7:16:55 PM PDT by max americana (fired leftards on cue after every election since 1992, and enjoyed seeing these bastards cry)
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To: max americana

Why don’t you just cool down and admit you made a mistake - “Tories as Communists” and try harder next time? Learning isn’t a bad thing.


210 posted on 04/21/2022 4:30:33 AM PDT by Chainmail (99.36% of all statistics are made up on the spot)
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To: Chainmail

Why dont you chill out and quit patting yourself in the back like an arrogant asshole?


211 posted on 04/21/2022 7:55:01 PM PDT by max americana (fired leftards on cue after every election since 1992, and enjoyed seeing these bastards cry)
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To: max americana

Which is your gracious way of acknowledging your lack of knowledge and your promise to learn more before posting in public, right?


212 posted on 04/22/2022 4:26:30 AM PDT by Chainmail (99.36% of all statistics are made up on the spot)
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To: Chainmail

gracious? have youy looked at yourself in the mirror?


213 posted on 04/22/2022 7:37:49 AM PDT by max americana (fired leftards on cue after every election since 1992, and enjoyed seeing these bastards cry)
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