Quote (Black XistenZ @ Aug 23 2023 10:04am)
Relax, I didn't claim that Putin is about to be ousted, or that Russia is losing the war on the battlefield anytime soon.
I just pointed out that even the limited info we have is sufficient to conclude why Shoigu was able to retain his position and why Surovikin had to go.
I didn't claim you did, just seems like the limited info you refer to is western reporting on Russian affairs that is insanely slanted to make everything the Russian government does look cartoonishly incompetent.
I'm sure some of it is accurate but considering how much of it is bullshit I instantly distrust any claims about the inner workings of the top levels of the Russian government, especially in regards to an ongoing military conflict which is essentially a proxy war against the countries those sources report from.