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Originally Posted by joglynne
I suspect he may have family still in Russia who can be used to force him to return. Whether he, or they, will ever be seen again is, I think, highly unlikely.
If Senior Commanders of any of Putins armed forces were to be suspended /replaced I suspect it would drive a wedge between the remaining upper military echelon and Putin which he would find impossible to overcome. Fingers crossed, somethings got to happen to get rid of the man.
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First, my post should have said "you're welcome".
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Russia's top commander General Valery Gerasimov has been suspended, a top adviser to the Ukrainian president has claimed, while a clutch of other officers have been sacked or arrested amid a rumoured purge of top brass.
Oleksiy Arestovych, a veteran of military intelligence and one of President Zelensky's inner circle, claimed late Wednesday that Gerasimov - the chief of staff of the Russian army - has been suspended as Putin looks for senior commanders to blame over his blundering invasion of Ukraine.
Arestovych, speaking to dissident Russian lawyer and politician Mark Feygin on YouTube last night, said: 'According to preliminary information, Gerasimov has been de-facto suspended. They are deciding whether to give him time to fix things, or not.'
He added: 'The commander of the first tank army of the western military district Lieutenant General Sergei Kisel has also been arrested and fired after the first tank army was defeated near Kharkiv.'
Two further army commanders have been fired due to heavy battlefield losses, according to information released on a Telegram channel run by the Ukrainian interior ministry, which also claimed the commander of the Black Sea fleet has been sacked and arrested and his vice admiral has been placed under investigation.
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What of the above is entirely true? Who knows. I tend to think it is.
I'll leave you with this from Jennifer Cafarella, a brilliant Chief of Staff & National Security Fellow from the ISW (Institue for the Study or War.).
It may be from about 2 weeks ago but melds with the Ukraine mindset.
Take note of the comment "not to publish". at about 3.05.