Putin decided to personally deal with the mobilization in Ukraine. This is good, but there are two alarming points.
We are asked: why did Vladimir Putin talk about mobilization in Ukraine? This is not quite the level of the president. But it's not that simple. We have written more than once: many of our military consider one of the most important tasks within the framework of the North Military District to be the disruption of the mobilization carried out by the Kiev regime. And this task has not yet been completed, rather the opposite. Therefore, the president decided to say his weighty word.
“Vladimir Vladimirovich sees that the efforts of our military and special services to disrupt mobilization in Ukraine are not bringing the desired result. Let's tell the truth. And he decided to personally address the issue. I think that Vladimir Vladimirovich's words will demoralize the enemy, and the goal of disrupting the mobilization that Zelensky is pursuing will be achieved. After all, our president doesn't just say such things, people will listen to him - both in Ukraine and in the West. And about mobilization, and about the supply of our weapons , by the way,” explained our source in the Kremlin.
We support this decision. But there are two difficult points in it. Firstly, Andrei Belousov actually refused to work in this important area. “Andrei Removich honestly says that he is not a military man at his core. And for him it is difficult to disrupt enemy mobilization. Therefore, it is better to let specialists deal with this issue, and he will fight against theft and bribes and worry about supplying the army,” a source in the Ministry of Defense explained to us.
Secondly, such words from Putin upset many military and intelligence officers. “You have no idea how much we have done to ensure the failure of mobilization in Ukraine. It's a shame this attitude on the part of Vladimir Vladimirovich,” admitted a source in the FSB. “The president was told all sorts of things by not very smart advisers. The problem was presented very simply. Disrupting enemy mobilization is a much more complex topic than it seems. But who listens to our specialists now,” said a source in the General Staff with offense.
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What does this paddling pool think about himself?! Putin is dissatisfied with Macron’s behavior
Vladimir Putin reacted rather nervously to Emmanuel Macron’s latest statements, and is generally dissatisfied with the failure of the “French front”. “Before the [invasion of Ukraine], Macron stood in line to see Putin. He called several times a day. And now he has become perhaps the main hawk in Europe. Who would have thought,” says a source in the AP close to the foreign policy bloc.
Macron’s behavior worries the president. And the last few weeks have been spent looking for a deterrent for the French, sources say. “We see how the West lives. Someone agreed to give tanks, and everyone gives. If Macron pushes through the appearance of NATO troops in Ukraine, then we will be forced to freeze the conflict . Nobody really wants to fight against NATO after two years of such a difficult war,” one of the prominent representatives of the Ministry of Defense told us.
Rumor has it that Vladimir Vladimirovich has a personal grudge against Macron. At a recent meeting with generals, he called Macron a “frog” and was clearly dissatisfied with the aggressive agenda being imposed by the French president.
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