Russian Generals Are Hunted By The KGB | Has The Purge Begun?
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 20. 06. 2024
- Russia's most popular general is arrested and thrown into the KGB special high security prison. Hundreds more arrests of Russian generals and officers are coming.
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Russian Generals Are Hunted By The KGB | Has The Purge Begun?
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Hey brother, do you think you may have got this wrong? The Shoigu replacement main 2 tasks were to establish a stronger war time economy and clean up corruption. I saw they arrested another general today. Maybe he is just doing his job to make the military stronger so they perform better? I hope you are right and it is a purge to secure his self where no accidents happen, but I feel like this is his military getting stronger.
Do you think this Shoigu's replacement is doing one of his 2 main tasks, cleaning up the corruption? I feel like this is Putin's way of making the military stronger.
@@TankandDimples I don't think so
3 Russian prisoners are huddled in a Moscow prison. Sasha curses, "damn, I got thrown in here because I supported Alexei Andropov!" Oleg shouts "I was arrested for attacking Alexei Andropov!" Both glare at the third prisoner who replies "I am Alexei Andropov!"
Typical Russian joke!
Lol....
@@yuliaimmajati First heard that one about fifty years ago as a Hungarian joke: 'I am Imre Nagy'.
@@normandduern2413 thanks so much... your comment has just brought me to Hungarian Jokes through google.....i found them soooo funny....if only people can substitute war or any other armed disputes with jokes competitions....
@@SimonGardiner-bj3pq Mine is better. It is WW2 and American, British and Russian soldier on a transport freighter, when it is torpedoed and sunk. Luckily they all get in a life raft. A bottle washes up to the side of the life raft, the Russian grabs it and opens it up to take a drink and out pops a Genie! He says "I will grant each of you a wish!" The American says "well I want to go home" -- POOF! He's gone! The Briton says "I'd like to go home too!" POOF he's gone! The Genie turns to the Russian and says "well, how about you?!?" THe Russian says "I want a gallon of vodka and the fellas back! "
My mother who was from the Avdivka area used to say that in Russia "one had to steal to get the niceties in life." Nothing has changed. Also she used to say that "any idiot can throw a brick through a window, however to make a window takes work, time and skill." Putin prefers to throw bricks rather than building something.
Visiting Prague in the 1970s it was clear everyone was taking what they had accessible and resold or traded with others. Went to the airport to pick up friendâŠevery car had windshield wipers removed and locked in the trunks. If you had a job in a beer factory then you had the golden calf!
Putin actually building a lot of stuff in Russia
They are even thinking of building a tunnel to Kamchatka from the mainland and they expanding a lot of rail lines as well
Kamchatka?? What is there?? Bears?? Or another chance to be beaten by the Japanese?
@@j94us probably trying to stick a bunch of big ass nukes in there
â@Radbot776 , the building is designed to give the Russian people a sense of security..."everything is under control and going according to the plan." What Russia isn't building is a long-term effective military or economy.
Maybe the popular general was too popular for Putin. Simply a threat to be eliminated.
You donât even have to say đđđ
He made the mistake of telling the truth lmao
@@tonyh8510 yup should have kept his mouth shut they knew what he was up to even before the new minister of defense and him opening his mouth messed it all up
Probably a drinking problem going on
Same as Navalny.
â@@eddiel8708he would've been next President of Russia for sure...that's what I reckon
A 77 year old top Russian physicist jailed yesterday for treason .
What the heck do they think that a 77 yo guy is gonna do?! Putie just wants to terrify everybody?
@@sadjaxx He was probably in the thick of the corruption. It doesn't do to feel sorry for any of them who were granted an ounce of social /educational prestige. They're all cut from the same cloth.
â@flowerpower8722
These are people, yo! And you have to consider the system they were raised in. Continuous brainwashing, continuous monitoring, and watching friends and loved ones disappear. Imagine being intelligent and getting picked to go to university in the 40-70s in Russia. Do you think you'd know enough and have the presence of mind and character strength to say, no, I don't want to do physics for mother Russia. I've got a concience. I'll be a baker or whatever instead. Do you think they just let you do that, and life is pleasant. Do you think when you are sucked or coerced in that you just say enough, I'm out, I'm cut from a different cloth. It's way worse than the Mobđ
I'm not apologizing for them. There's always a choice, but just consider how many millions disappeared over the years for their choices, and how many of those who never did or said boo to be exiled to Siberia.
One last thing. How many do you think we're asked if they think Putin's decisions are right or wiseđ€
Would you say, bad move Vladđđđ Uht uh!
Yes, definitely scientist rockets were disloyal, they respected the laws of physics!
Those were the scientists who made the hypersonic missiles which didn't work and were arrested a year ago.
I remember when general Popov was sacked last year. And I was very surprised when his men said they would take action if he wasnât reinstated. Not that the general was removed but that his troops were ready to defend him.
That troop loyalty is probably what got Popov imprisoned.
@@sadjaxx If Popov were the only one they are getting rid of, yes. But there is a spring-cleaning going on among the generals and other unwanted people.
Wanna bet those commanders were sent to the zero line and disappeared? Widows get nothing and they spread their woe to other officers' wives--who tell their husbands to shut up or we'll lose all.
Internal chaos and lack of control, it seems Russia will defeat itself. It's not IF but WHEN.
Maybe
Plus demoting competence & promoting apparatchiks.
Historically it seems a recurring theme for Russia. Nothing good comes from oppression of the masses. Eventually it all falls apart. Russia had an open door to escape after the fall of the Berlin wall. Putin was fast on freedoms heels to shut that door as fast as possible. I feel badly for the people living under the tyranny of a dictator.
just a reminder that they have nuclear weapons
Russia is fighting another Russia as of right now
Putin will not be able to dodge that bullet forever.
K YOU ARE A CRITICAL THINKER. AND BECAUSE OF YOU I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH. CONTINUE TO DO WHAT YOU DO BEST , TELLING THE TRUTH. THANKS K â€ïžâ€ïžâ€ïž
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Woah! Why you yelling?
Konstantine will have to teach you how to turn off the caps lock.đ€
No need to yell tho.
Kon asks people to type all caps in his livestreams so he can easily find such questions & comments. đ
Stalin has reawoken
cause this is Thriller, Thrill the night......
Dear Konstantin, you are definitely not the one going crazy. Frankly, what you are doing is incredibly important! My parents were German but I was raised in Tijuana and Later in San Diego California. In school I loved the humanities, classical humanistic philosophy. I was absolutely convinced that âall people are created equal.â My shock came when I was working in a metal workshop with about 55 years of age. I married in Germany and have a wonderful family. Mostly Russian emigrants worked in the shop along side of me. They insisted that you can just filter out the cole plant pollution in the chimney, that USA pays for German public television, even though they themselves are obliged by law to participate in the support of public and balanced information! We had a lot of time (years) to discuss these things. They would not budge from their stubborn, stupid opinion! My real life international upbringing and humanistic education, foundation to my own identity was put to a test. Frankly, it took me years (Iâm 65 now) to come to terms with the blindness of my Russian colleagues! It is nearly unfathomable to imagine how deeply indoctrination can affect an entire society! Human beings tend not to think independently, which makes us not much better than a hurd of cows.
My dear Constantin, write me if you would like to continue this discussion with me (andreas@reimann-mm.de). I have found you very insightful and have learned many fascinating things from you, for which I send many thanks!! Andreas from Memmingen Germany
I guess these guys didn't pay any attention to what happened to Yevgeny Prigozhin. The truth is usually not appreciated when things go badly.
Is Russia too rotten even for a revolution, Putin,
What's astonishing to me is why we don't see more mutinies and military attempts to seize power. I mean these generals seem to just be sitting around in fear hoping they won't be the next one purged. You would expect at least some of these military men to realize death is coming for them around the corner and for them to prefer to face it with a sword in hand.
I agree with you, but than again: Konstantin mentioned, that this general Popow(spelling might be wrong for sure), was one of the few poor generals (= maybe translated into not corrupt OR a "mainly living the values they pray to ordenary soldiers, to make tham give their live", In germany we have a phrase "Wasser predigen und Wein saufen = pray water and drink vino yourself" to describe the others). => Many other Generals will not care about the trups/underlings much, and by that can not expect support for thamself OR their soldirs to join such a revolution/mutiny.
I suspect that Russian troops/battalions have no idea what's "really" going on (just like the general russian population).
Without info, you can't do much.
Bunch of yes men, not really military men.
@@hfricke2661 Absolutely but presumably these corrupt generals are NOT the ones that will be targeted by the FSB. The system fears competent, experienced generals admired by their soldiers, NOT corrupt ones who can be easily controlled by just threatening their money.
They may be military men, but in their hearts they are afraid to step out of line, like 99% of Russians.
I am not Russian I have studied a bit about Russia I have Russian family and grew up with a few Russians from Russia I believe the people you spoke to in Russia prefer to keep their head in the sand because they can't speak out there's nothing they can do so it's better to be ignorant instead of upset about it all the time
Bingo. And if they do keep track of things, they prefer to consume and (at least partially) "believe the propaganda because it's reassuring to them.
Coping mechanism
It's like the novel 1984 unfolded. The system is cracking down, thank god..
Whoosh. Even Stalin wasnât mad enough or desperate enough to start his purge in the middle of a war; he thought he had bought time, by colluding with Hitler, to rebuild the army in good time. Truly, the writing is burning its way across the wall, and it seems to be saying (to paraphrase and update Cato): Putin ipse Carthaginem delebit. (âPutin himself will destroy Carthageâ). Keep talking to us, Konstantin; weâre listening.
Interesting version of " Ego Carthaginem delenda censeo " đ But I hope that will happen to the dictator himself !
Putin definitely doesn't appear to be the brightest bulb out there.
Re Carthage: They did defeat themselves in the 2nd Punic War, didn't they?
RUSSIA DELENDA EST!
@@irminschembri8263 Drawing on my memory of high-school Latin from the 1960`s there. But we can't consider Carthage destroyed quite yet, alas. I do share your hope re Putin.
But Stalin was not losing against a country funded and supplied by the US along with Nato countries, EU countries and, oh ya, Canada. Eh?!
This is huge. The Moscow circus has gone into overdrive. Thank you for keeping us informed of events inside Russia. đđđđđđđđđŠđș
Here we go Once again history repeats itself đ€đ§
Shout out to Ukraine đŠđș
I am not a Russian specialist, just your average 76 year old retired anthropologist. But EVERYTHING you have explained here about the power dynamics rings 100% true to me! Good news! Let us hope we are correct and the regime has entered into its final stages of internal conflict, fracturing and collapse!
Thank you
I wonder what a post putin russia would look like
Putin is the foreskin of the FSB. Russia has not changed much since Ivan the Terrible: this 73 year old sees decades of conflict.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprichnina
Everyone should wonder about a post Putin Russia...
â@@ninod1502
You could start the exercise envisioning many newly loosened satellite states starting to fight and war with their neighbors.
Putin for all his warts does keep some order. That probably won't last much longer though.
Hunted sure, the Generals ruined Wagner, then stole Prigozhin's empire and now Vlad wants it all to himself.
Putin has always maintained position by balancing competing power bases.
Thank you Konstantin! I think you are spot on as you usually are. Hello from Sweden.
Many years ago when Putin first came to power. I saw him on the news and immediately I felt terrible dread because I knew he was going to do something very very bed. I have never forgotten that intense strong feeling. When he invaded Ukraine I was grief stricken and became obsessed with the invasion to the point that I had to stop myself obsessively googling what was happening. I was becoming affected emotionally and physically. I pray that he will be stopped soon. I am from New Zealand. Thank you so much for your insight and knowledge and wisdom.
Very well said, be blessed, and I know Konstantin wishes you all the best, absolute. And Thank you and all in NZ for the help you give to UA.
Putin has always played the long game.
Now, I think he knows he does not have time left. His moves are now taking greater and greater risks to reach his goals.
Same here! I have to force myself not to watch videos of Ukrainian soldiers all day!! I send money to several units and that makes me feel better knowing theyâre able to get things that help them fight better and help keep them alive!! Things that they wouldnât get otherwise!! Everyone I see another young Ukrainian soldier whoâs died in this war itâs heartbreak all over again!! I just pray this ends VERY VERY soon!!
âđŒđ«¶đŒto NZ from California (USA)
I've always worried about him. Unfortunately I was right. Wake up West before it's too late. Cheers from Australia
Which invasion? 2014 or 2022?
Starlin all over again
Yup!
Putin has been haunted by the ghosts of Lenin &Stalin for years. They hound him for the shrunken state that is Russia, and that's why Ukraine is on the menu. And then Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic as he rebuilds not just the USSR but the Warsaw Pact, too. Putie-Poo feels naked & afraid. That's why he shoots and poisons and imprisons people. Slava Vladimir Kara-Murza, serving 25 to life for being a critical historian.. All Best Luck!
Starling?
Even Stalin was not stupid enough to jail his top generals i.e. Zukhov. He just relegated them to obscurity after the war to make sure they would not be a threat to him
@@paulietv2162 You really need to do some more research, before you talk about things like this. Stalin became so paranoid, that he KILLED around 80% of his entire central committee, and generals.
I would say the generals are all preoccupied with gathering support among the soldiers in preparation for their own arrest.
đ©tin is clearly paranoid and this paranoia is doing to be detrimentalâŠâł
Stalin purged the Soviet military from June 1937 to November 1938.
On 22 June 1941 Hitler launched "Operation Barbarossa" -- the invasion of the USSR.
The Soviets' initial performance against the Nazis was not impressive.
Moral: Don't shoot your generals.
Russia must be the unluckiest nation in the world: blessed with resources yet always poor. Desirous of good government that will leave them alone, yet always under the boot of tyrants or the hand of incompetents. Always faithful, yet so far from God.
âDesirous of good government that will leave them alone.â The problem with wanting good government but not expecting to work for it themselves is that God and his Angels arenât in the business of governing, only teaching.
â@@wandapease-gi8yo Well you have to govern a classroom in order to teach. God and his angels don't seem to know that.
My father always says the tragedy of Russia is that it belongs with the west but has spent centuries trying to be separate.
Wow, these children of Esau still have no regard for Right and Wrong, Good or Evil!! So, they continue to Reap what they Sow!?đąđą
Russian citizens are focused on day to day living. If they watch and question, their life is at risk. Thus following whatever the propaganda says is necessary. You are too smart, and thus leaving Russia was the most important thing you have done in your life.
I am reminded of the story (which is incorrect, incidentally) about how you boil a frog. Put the frog in a pan of water and slowly heat the water. According to this story the frog never realizes the water is getting dangerously hot because it only gets hotter very slowly.
The Russian people are in a pan of water...
Konstantin, you have put your finger on it. General Popov was a very different type of commander from your typical Russian general-slim, willing to speak his mind, skilled in the art of war, and (as much as a Russian general can be), concerned about the welfare of his troops. As you point out, he was lionized by his troops for those qualities. Can you think of another Russian general who compares? I cannot. For that reason, it is worth remembering that the 58th Army is Russiaâs premier army-bar none. On the basis of its strategic position in the Southern Military District, the 58th Army was prioritized for resources manpower, and equipment as the Russian Ground Forces broadly attempted to modernize and reorganize after 2008. It has played a key role in Russiaâs war against Ukraine from the first and, as you point out, was instrumental in halting Ukraineâs 2023 counter offensive in the south. The 58th Army no doubt considers itself elite and superior to all other Russian armies. Although Popov was removed from command of the army a year ago, it remains to be seen if his former subordinate soldiers will passively accept his recent arrest-or not. If not, the ramifications could make Prigozhinâs mutiny look like childâs play.
You lay out a thrilling political/military scenario.
It's actually funny how pro Ukrainian NPCs talk about how trash Russian generals are, until they're sacked, then they magically become amazing
@@chevyyyyyyy hopefully they get all together and make it happen. Make it quick. Putin is not so good if he is threatened with speed.
Inside Russia at its best... every time. Best show ever.
They need scapegoats if they give up the war.
"Russian Generals Are Hunted By The KGB | Has The Purge Begun?" - Back to the good old days. I love how Russia always resorts to their tried and tested methods.
Dear Konstantin, as a Dutch 63-years old man living near Amsterdam I love your daily video's. It is good that you finish nearly always with praying and your love for people. But maybe it is good to include the people of Uzbekistan. They give Russians shelter for over 2 years. I have never been in Uzbekistan. Giving shelter to foreign people is not always easy. I wish you all the luck.
I am from Uzbekistan and people here, especially boomers, even millenials, watch Russian news since their birth. Most of the people support Putin.
A handful do not. Myself included. We have our things going here too. Putin is seen as strong man, and the West the Empire of lies and evil, where people, yet, want to move to đ
â@@CATDHDYou don't need to move, just make change, make your country like the west, don't flee, fight.
@@heathermccall8015 you clearly havent lived through deep poverty in a climate disaster region (Karakalpakstan) in a dictatorship under Karimov, to tell me to fight and improve. Where are you from?
@@CATDHD You are right, I have not. Seems like it can't be that bad if you can watch putin on TV. Many people in russia have no TV.
I told Shoigu to move first - he did not. The rest is history
It is a goldmine of inside information to follow your channel. Thanks for your hard work. Stay safe, stay blessed. May God protect and bless you and yours. Norway
Putin competing with Stalinâs 1930âs purges?
Mr. Gorbachev was the last time the world saw Reality.
Not quite. I do believe that Gorbachev was a genuinely good and decent man. But he remained convinced that Communism could somehow be made to work, and that . . . . is just not reality.
â@@normandduern2413
In Russia, it's the centuries old culture of drinking, lying, thieving and murdering that always prevails, regardless of any ideology.
â@@normandduern2413Don't forget to mention the threats to his wife and family.
@@normandduern2413Gorbachev tried to cut down on vodka consumption. It did NOT go wellâŠ
@@GrahamCStrouse Exactly, another illustration of how Gorby's admirable ideals and aspirations and good nature splattered against the brick wall of reality. I do see Gorby as a genuinely tragic figure, a good soul perhaps too good for the circumstances he was born into.
The whole world should follow this show. Not just because itâs so vitally important but itâs also really entertaining and intriguing
Yeah it's like an audio novel about gangsters đ
Your prayer at the ending was very well done. Amen!
I think this was very important, and you hardly hear about the important things much in the media regarding Russia. That's why I keep watching your videos, you tell us what's really going on.
You know a company is in trouble when the bean counter is put in charge.
Thx, Mr. C. ...... much respect & take care.
I think you are spot on. It's normal to see things clearer from outside.
K, you hit the ball out of the park once again. I enjoyed today's stream a lot.
Thank you Constantine, your heartfelt concern is touching. Your analysis of what's going on is aligned with Vlad Vexler's.
Ceterum censeo...
When you fire the defense minister and imprison top generals in one week- you've got serious problems. Image for a second. In the US- the secretary of defense is fired, the next day the chief of staff of the army is jailed, then a couple of air force generals are sent to the stockade. That means, the wheels came off.
@INSIDE RUSSIA KONSTANTIN, WE LOVE HOW YOU STILL STRUGGLE SOMETIMES WITH ENGLISH. "PUSILANIOUS" GOT ME BUSTIN' WITH LAUGHTER. ALL YOU REALLY HAD TO SAY WAS, "THE GUY WASN'T CHICKEN."
It's "pusillanimous."
@@RichardTaylor1630 Hey Richard, you're the MAN for correct English spelling. Thanks!
Sounds like "Putin" is turning into Cambodia's "Pol Pot"! đ§đ€Ż
Putin is not in the same league as Pol PotâŠnow Joseph Stalin is a valid comparison to Pol Pot because they both killed many fellow citizens
A good friend of mine lived through Pol Pot.
This situation is not at all the same.
@@patrickdonohue530Ya, not a meaningful comparison. Pol Pot would straight-up have someone executed for the hell of it. As evil as he is, Putin doesnât indiscriminately murder Russian civilians because he set his eyes on them.
Even if I can't listen to the whole broadcast, I still come for the prayers... Amen
I worry about your safety Konstantin
Seems like you worry about a lot of things. Maybe you could cut out coffee. Try to relax a little.
Novichok
Defenestration
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The problem with Russia in the summer, is how many open windows there are.
Has Putin outlawed fire escapes, yet?
They donât have to be open for defenestration! đȘ
Great analysis Konstantin! Thank You!!
Konstantin: donât get discouraged by your fellow Russians that donât understand you or donât care, are indifferent. I get the same here in the states but more so for you because people in Russia have been a victim all their lives of Russian propaganda and donât know (or donât want) go to think critically. You were blessed to have lived in the states and your mind was âactivatedâ into thinking independently. I run into Russians from time to time. One case in point: it was a fellow in Sacramento. In my conversation with him, I began to notice that he didnât take my word at face value. By what he said, I noticed him âflippingâ my words and assuming that is what I I meant. It dawned on me that he was so used to hearing lies that he automatically switched everything around and to him that is what he thought I meant.
Thank you for your service sir.
Thank you. Had wondered what happened Popov.
If I were Putin I would not get on a plane or walk by an open window...
We're not there. Yet.
They say that he never leaves his bunker. His doubles do all the visits, etc..
or maybe plan for a state visit in Cuba or other staate with only using a oneway passage (( just kidding, he cant go anywhereto hide, cause the left over countrys he could go, will be more interested in good relation with his followups than him or his money))
.... and Putin's table grows longer............
@@riverswamiPretty soon those update meetings with various ministers will have to be done by Google Meets, theyâll be so far awayâŠ
Amen to your prayer, Konstantin.
Oh yes - this is the start of the snake consuming its own tail.....
Thank you, Konstantin. đ
I hope you are right, Konstantin. Could well be. Great work!
we have a saying here in the UK if you want to know what happens in the future look at the past history has a habit of repeating its self
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You guys going to ship scotsmen to india again because they are tougher than you?
You forget one important player⊠PatrosjevâŠ.. Where is he?
Hello everybody, letâs find out together:! WHO LET THE PUPPETS DANCE? I think patrushev. Please komment it
Little bird told me to pay especial attention to drama from outlying oblasts enclaves. My question is...Where is shoygu's cheget?
Excellent analysis! Thank you! I think that the RU army's opinion reflects the opinion of the general Russian public that this war leads to nothing and costs too much RU lives and too much other RU resources. This opinion is growing and it's working against the Kremlins wish to continue that war for many more years to come in order to exhaust Ukraine and it's allies. Russian society wasn't prepared for a war of this scale. So the Kremlin called it Special operation... A war for years to come is too much for almost everybody. It was a miscalculation by Putin from the very beginning when he invited the most relevant people in the Kremlin to "inform" them about his plans with Ukraine. ("Are you for it?Yes or No?") There was already no enthusiasm in the room. Their faces looked shocked and deeply concerned. It hasn't become better...
K: as Iâve commented before. You bring information and quality analyses unique to us in the West. Thank you. ( Iâve also added a few darkly snarky comments. Iâm in a strange mood.)
I'm always surprised how your predictions came true. Thanks for your work!
Good analysis Constantine đ
I'm not very religious guy, but got tears in my eyes during the prayer at the end. Thank you. Let's try to make this world a better place!
Great commentary, you are not losing the plot, your instinctive DNA, is operating correctly, itâs just that you are starting to think like a westerner, who has grown up in Russia, I I am picking you would make and excellent chess player, you are very instinctive, you have a feeling for this business, and most of all, I love your degree of honesty, so very refreshing, a CZcams channel well worth the watch, so refreshing.
Thank you so much for helping me to understand the inner workings of Russian power. It is fascinating, and very enlightening for understanding what is going on in Russia, and how it relates to the rest of the world. You are an invaluable source of information, interpretation, and understanding. Somehow, you always manage to make the digestion of all this information so pleasant due to your good nature, pleasant personality, and loving values. Please know that all your hard work is very appreciated and very beneficial.
Iâm with you Konstantin! I see the epiphany on your face and it makes so much sense. And it has to have a lot of momentum at this pointâŠ
First, thank you Konstantin for your work!
I humbly suggest that anyone who is shocked by the unfolding of events in Russian society over the past 3 years read or listen to at least the beginning of Gulag Archipelago. I am only just starting it and it already has made me see how the current tragedies visited on both the Russian people, as well as their neighbors are nothing new, in the course of the Russian History and, in fact, are a merely the modern revival of centuries of tradition, stretching back to the time of the Tsars and the Khans.
This tradition seems to consist of the rulers systematically grinding up, crushing, and liquidating their own population, at every and all levels of power, at the slightest rumble, or even just tremor, or vibration that could portend 'instability.' for the ruling powers. The thought even occurred to me that the whole 'special operation' was actually set in motion TO SERVE this purpose of 'purifying' Russia, and field of these human weeds that sprung up during the last few decades of relative laxity.
But although that's probably not the case, and it no longer matters that it was started by miscalculation or stupidity, because NOW that it has threatened the power of the Tsar Vladimir Vladimirovich, we can see on display his dedication to the highest and most sacred values of the Russian nobility.
I just wish there were a way, some language, to distinguish between these self hating, paranoid, and insecure elites, these supposed Russians, and the people who they have always oppressed.. I just don't understand how the two could identify with each other.
So many of the latter have been ground up, snuffed out, and wiped away by the former that it seems impossible that they are of the same blood.
I pray for all the people of the world, because in this time, not part can be disconnected from the whole, and our existence, or at least the net forward progress of humanity, appears to be at stake.
Thank You kindly,
dear Konstantin !
I thought I saw Gerasimov at inauguration. He didnât look very happy and seemed a little confused. And perhaps he was edited in. But I would swear that his image was somewhere in the images.
Yes. I think I saw him too. But he wasn't at the so called inauguration of Putin.
You are a Good MAN Sir! I pray đ for the safety of you and your family. Keep up your OUTSTANDING WORK đ
I really was not expecting Popov to get arrested. That really is a strange event.
VIEWER FEEDBACK,,absolutely,,,arresting a key general lowers the moral of the army and other generals and is a disruptive to a military that is at war
Thank you for the News Mister Konstantin.
I think I finally understand what Rumsfeld said about the unknown known now
Thanks for your insights, really interesting. And makes a lot of sense. As an outsider who probably doesn't understand the Russian political power dynamic I think it's difficult to accurately assess the motivations of the Russian leadership. In the West we have a fatal flaw in that we wrongly assume people of different cultures think in the same way we do, which is why we struggle sometimes to predict the way these things are going to unfold and why we fail to grasp why they are unfolding the way they do. You wonder, if Putin has retired instead of returning to the Presidency after his stint as Prime Minister - would he have gone down as one of the Great Russian Leaders? It's possible. I suppose the likelyhood is that given Putin's reputation and long spell in power, people probably don't like telling him what he doesn't want to hear. Maybe that's why he went ahead with his plan to invade despite the obvious difficulties that invasion would face. Maybe he'd been led to believe the readiness of the military was greater than it really was for the same reason? In hindsight, it seems like the thunder run on Kiev was a bluff, a plan to take the capital and look strong to get Ukraine to capitulate when in reality Ukraine did have the capacity to resist? Now it looks like we're in a situation where Putin realises his initial assessment of the situation was flawed and he's concerned about the political consequences of starting a war, then losing it. I suppose you could argue the situation in Crimea was something he felt he had to address before he left power. I think he would have liked Crimea to be his legacy. I was told after the annexation, the Ukrainian's dammed the canal that feeds fresh water to Crimea or something, and that the Kirsh Bridge even though it was built at least partly to address the logistical challenges of getting fresh water to Crimea was insuficient - hence the need to take territory creating a land bridge to Crimea or to have a Kremlin Subordinate puppet government who would resume the fresh water supply. Should Crimea be Russian? I'd say no. They say the population was majority Russian speaking, but this was entirely manufactured Stalin when he exiled the local Tartar population to remote parts of Russia and replaced them with loyal Muscovites. Crimea should probably be an independent state that was administered by the indigenous Tartar population, but the practicality of achieving that is very doubtful. Then there's the debate about the lease expiring on the port of Sevastapol. Russia would not have wanted to give up that port for strategic reasons. There are several reasons why Russia probably felt they had to try something, but you can't help but wonder, would Russia have had a brighter future if they'd accepted the situation, worked with Zelensky to end the conflict in the Donbass and move their Naval assets to another location. They could have maintained good relationships with the West and in fairness why does Russia NEED to be a bigger country? It's already far bigger than it should be. If you go back to Ivan the Terrible's time, Muscovy was a tiny nation state, who over the centuries has conquered and expanded much like the Roman, the Persian and the British Empire, but I honestly think the time of Empires is over and it would have benefited Russia to understand and accept this.
You know much more about this than most of us. It seems to me that you have thought this out well and I am going to bet that you are right. Thank you for your work. It is important to have a trusted source in the current information space.
They have to pay the foot soldiers more. Since they put out $2000 a month to the people to be foot soldiers. So canât pay the generals the high salaries anymore. Well, canât fire them, they know too much. They arrest them đ€Ł
Interesting angle. Hmm, worth thinking about.
One CZcamsr showed a video teaching school kids about Patriotism. Shows a guy in army suit telling the kids about the fight against Nazis.
What kind of patriotism is that exactly?đ that is not patriotism ...
I like the description "Mafia State". It seems apt.
Thanks you Konstantin,great content !
Thanks KonstĂ ntin
It's like I'm living on the flipside. I'm more interested in Russian politics than British politics. It's a great show.
Not a show I want to be involved in or anywhere near but fascinating none the less.
It reminds me of the old American TV classics Dallas, Falcon Crest and Dynasty, all together, but in a 5.0 version.
@@annabackman3028 Not GoT?
Brexit was also Russian politics đ
I get that. I sometimes have to remind myself, that there are pressing internal issues I need to pay attention to, in my own country.
And soon the election circus in the USA is going to ramp up as well.
Ah, how I miss the times, when watching the news was optional and I would sometimes go for a whole week without paying attention to anything but my own life...
đȘŠ Sadly, a show at the expense of many innocent Ukrainian lives. đą
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Thanks, Konstantin. Great information.
Thank you Konstantine
I hope youâre in a safe place, buddy.
Thank you for all your work!
Thank you Konstantin !
Hope you are right and your contacts are solid on this development. This war really needs to end ASAP given all this bloodshed and misery.
Thanks for your accurate information & amazing prayer God Bless
Thank you
Love your prayers, Konstantin!
Konstantine, I am Buddhist but I am so grateful for your message and kind words of encouragement and love freedom for all peoples!!! May The Lord bless you and your message! Dr. Lee
Your observations are awesome
A tyrant cannot allow anyone to have the power to move hearts and minds to threaten them.
The difference to 90 years ago is that people have "accidents" and especially clumsy at open windows. đ
Excellent reporting! Thank You Sir