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Power Struggle in the Kremlin
There is a power struggle within the Kremlin. That we are seeing signs of it is what is remarkable. Usually, reading tea leaves is far more complicated. However, in the age of social media, we are getting treated closer to the front row seat.
The series of posts on telegram from Dmitry Medvedev was not precisely popular with Putin. He was given a warning by somebody hacking his social media. So we have two sources on Telegram now speaking about the crisis facing the former president and member of the National Security Council.
The first comes from General SVR, which I treat with care. It may be full of careful dangles for the west. So here it is, in full.
Dear subscribers and guests of the channel! On behalf of Putin, the main Kremlin prankster Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev was given a “hello” in the form of a strong recommendation in the future to refrain from actions inconsistent with the leadership otherwise the Russian embassy in Cape Verde could become for the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation the last refuge and the final point in the brilliant career of the former the President of Russia. I wonder what Dmitry Anatolyevich will choose, domestic alcoholism under the ridicule and mockery of the guards and servants, or sipping strong drinks in the shade of a palm tree on the beach, enjoying, now purely…