Putin ‘purges’ 150 FSB agents in response to Russia’s botched war with Ukraine

The Times, UK ^ | 11 April 2022 | Tom Ball

[Cronos]

A “Stalinist” mass purge of Russian secret intelligence is under way after more than 100 agents were removed from their jobs and the head of the department responsible for Ukraine was sent to prison.

In a sign of President Putin’s fury over the failures of the invasion, about 150 Federal Security Bureau (FSB) officers have been dismissed, including some who have been arrested.

All of those ousted were employees of the Fifth Service, a division set up in 1998, when Putin was director of the FSB to carry out operations in the countries of the former Soviet Union with the aim of keeping them within Russia’s orbit.

[SERKIT]

Gee, I wish we would purge the FIB and CAI in a similar manner. Joe could learn from this.

[markomalley]

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[Revolutionary]

The deep state has run at least two coup attempts on Putin. Putin purged generals, colonels and FSB. The war is just a cover story.

[Kazan]

Botched war = Russia in control of Donbass and almost the entire coastline of what was Ukraine, which WAS the objective going in.

The only thing to be decided is if Ukraine will have any access to the Black Sea after this is over or if it will be landlocked.

[Cronos]

The deep state in the USA is run by Putin.

[Cronos]

“which WAS the objective going in.”
Nope, Putin stated

“The question of principle for our country and its future – the neutral status of Ukraine, its demilitarisation, and its denazification – we were ready and we are ready to discuss as part of negotiations.”

Putin’s initial aim was to overrun Ukraine and depose its government

Launching the invasion on 24 February he told the Russian people his goal was to “demilitarise and de-Nazify Ukraine”,

Then in April Medvedev clarified what Putin means by Nazis. Basically anyone unwilling to be assimilated into Russia is a Nazi, according to Putin.

[gleeaikin]

A lot of voters were concerned that a genius in deal making seemed too friendly with today’s Stalin. Time will tell how it all works out. I have no guesses.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Trump was following Sun Tzu: “Keep your friends close; keep your enemies closer” Watch the movie Schindlers list, how Oskar Schindler dealt with Amon Goeth. It was that relationship that allowed Schindler to save thousands of lives. The problem is the US domestic enemy media exaggerated Trumps relationship with Putin by utilizing the Hillary Clinton created collusion hoax and ridiculously made it seem as if Trump was Putins employee which is ridiculous.