The Russian media talks a lot about the “merits” of soldiers and officers, but hardly talks about the country’s military leadership. Journalists learned that the reason for this was Putin’s fear of competition from generals.
President Vladimir Putin fears that one of the generals in charge of Russian troops in Ukraine will gain authority and prominence in society and he will no longer follow him. This was reported by Meduza, citing Kremlin sources.
According to one of the sources, Putin “remembers the 1990s well” and did not want a “second Lebed general” to emerge in the country, who garnered nearly 15% of the vote in the 1996 election and then became governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.
It has been noted that because of this fear of Putin, Russian television and other media controlled by the authorities hardly report on the actions of the top military leadership on the front. The very composition of the order was kept secret for more than three months, until in June, the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Igor Konashenkov, announced that the Center grouping of troops was led by Colonel General Alexander Lapin, and the Southern grouping. of the troops was led by Army General Sergei Surovikin.
“If any general is always listening, often appearing in the news, he will inevitably become famous. He will be the author of the victories. You never know what such popularity can bring to those who support the war,” explained the one of the sources of the publication.
He recalled that in the 1990s, the generals could have had a huge impact on the political situation, using their popularity as a resource: “Now such a character can say: let’s go to Kyiv in full force. Or vice versa – it’s time to think about peace.In combat general many will listen. [в Кремле] no one needs it. “
Therefore, the Russian media mainly talks about the achievements of officers and soldiers, leaving the leading military leadership in the shadow.
It was previously reported that Putin had appointed two commanders to the post. The president of Russia does not trust his generals and makes it safe by appointing duplicate officials.
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Source: korrespondent
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