The Shoigu Clan Falls

In late-breaking news, Nikolai Patrushev has been appointed Vladimir Putin’s assistant. He is a hawk. His son is now Deputy PM. They are both former KGB and were part of the St Petersburg Osera cooperative. Things are going to get more interesting. Perhaps we are watching the beginning of the end of one Vladimir Putin.

This channel thinks the end of the Shoigu clan maybe that big. I am somewhat agnostic on the big-picture level. Nikolai becoming Putin’s aid while his son becomes deputy PM may be incredibly consequential, though:

⚡️ Shoigu’s resignation will divide…