Children in captivity. It sounds wild, like it’s about Nazi Germany. But this is about Russia. Thousands of children are now kidnapped, murdered and brainwashed by Russia.
Today, on International Children’s Day, all our eyes should be on them. Children who are taken from their parents, children who are murdered, children who don’t remember who they are and where they are from. This is hell.
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A)Ilya Matveev: How Patrushev’s Paranoia Consumed the Kremlin
While President Vladimir Putin's recent inauguration was not followed by a major reshuffle in the Kremlin, there were some important personnel changes. Nikolai Patrushev was moved from head of the Security Council to the much narrower role of presidential aide, which looks like a demotion for a man once considered the most powerful security official in Russia. What should be made of his appointment?
Putin clearly prefers to keep Patrushev and other conspiracists, such as Kovalchuk, close. He needs them to reiterate and confirm what he already believes in. However, he no longer needs a special institution – the Security Council – to articulate an ideological vision of Russia's national interests as he took on this job. With Shoigu at the helm, the Security Council will likely become another technical institution, similar to the Russian government – meeting regularly and overseeing every aspect of Russia's war effort in conjunction with Gerasimov’s General Staff and Belousov’s defense ministry.
For Patrushev himself, however, Putin may have reserved a special role, as his new and ridiculous title – a presidential aide for shipbuilding – indirectly suggests. Behind this façade, there might be a task of interacting with the Western national security establishment (something Patrushev has done before). Putin would trust Patrushev to do this job precisely because of their shared ideological thinking.
Furthermore, Patrushev remains in Russian politics as the head of a family clan. His son Dmitry has assumed the position of deputy prime minister – the highest position yet occupied by a child of Putin's close associate. Since the Kremlin's grand ideological vision requires a new nobility to implement it, the conspiracists may remain in charge of the Kremlin long after Putin and Patrushev are gone.
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/05/22/how-patrushevs-paranoia-consumed-the-kremlin-a85198
B: SVR General
Yesterday, a person appointed by the President of Russia and similar to Vladimir Putin held an operational meeting via videoconference with permanent members of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. Assistant to the President of Russia Nikolai Patrushev, whom many “experts” hastened to exclude from the elite of the first circle, took part in this meeting. Moreover, in the closed part of this meeting, it was Nikolai Patrushev who traditionally received reports and gave orders, and those who remained in touch, including a person similar to Putin, listened carefully and, without being given the opportunity to speak, were silent.
During the closed part of the meeting, they discussed the report of the new Minister of Defense Andrei Belousov with a preliminary assessment of the state of affairs in the Ministry of Defense. It is worth noting that on Sunday evening this report was discussed via video link by several people from the so-called “Politburo 2.0” and their assessments of the former leadership of the Ministry of Defense were angry and brightly colored with obscene language. It was within the framework of communication between members of the “Politburo” that a decision was made to limit the freedom of action of the current Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Sergei Shoigu. During the closed part of the Security Council meeting, representatives of the leadership of the security bloc joined in. Nikolai Patrushev rudely pointed out to Sergei Shoigu the problems that arose in the Ministry of Defense during his (Shoigu’s) leadership. Patrushev announced global changes in the structure of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, which will occur later. It is worth noting that Nikolai Platonovich in his close circle expressed regret that he decided to make such a reshuffle in the Security Council and that he left the post of secretary.
C: Where did Patrushev go?
Many people ask us - why does Nikolai Patrushev, after leaving the post of Secretary of the Security Council and his new appointment, not appear in public? We answer.
Nikolai Patrushev has been faithfully serving his country for decades. He is a loyal ally of the president. Unfortunately, Patrushev gave a lot of his health to make the Security Council a truly influential body. In agreement with the president, Patrushev is now restoring his health. Sources said he had surgery at the end of May.
One of Patrushev’s main tasks now is to create a new vision of the Arctic for Russia . This systematic work requires a lot of time and consultation. It is likely that the new concept that Patrushev is preparing will determine Russia's role in the Arctic for decades to come. And the necessary resources and steps to achieve this goal will be calculated. Especially given the development of unmanned maritime systems.
And yes, Nikolai Platonovich's work is deliberately not in public. He has many serious tasks.