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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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....
His wife's a guy.
Just a bunch of slander. How conservative Christian you are.
I keep using WHAT word?
Ohh wow irrefutable proof! Lol!
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!”?
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.
Why dont you chill out and quit patting yourself in the back like an arrogant asshole?
Which is your gracious way of acknowledging your lack of knowledge and your promise to learn more before posting in public, right?
gracious? have youy looked at yourself in the mirror?
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