Vladimir Putin dresses down Russia's spy chief - BBC News
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN cites it as a glimpse of a fearful, disorganized Russian leadership just before the invasion of Ukraine.
What it is
A BBC News clip of Putin pressing Russian foreign intelligence chief Sergei Naryshkin to speak clearly during a televised meeting on recognizing the rebel-held Ukrainian regions in February 2022.
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Cites NicoJuicy · 2022-02 · on “Neutral Swiss poised to freeze Russian assets – president”
Don't underestimate the reliance a dictator has on his cronies. There's a really good video about this by CGP Grey that talks about dictatorships: [LINK] And then think about some of the latest updates: - nuclear threat - increasing embassy protests - seemingly total reliance on a new actor with a yet unknown trust wordiness ( i don't think anyone wants to be associated with Russia currently) - travel restrictions for the rich + family ( superyacht, flights, ... ) - real estate seizure - money seizure - reduced currency value - halved bank reserves ( because of seizure) - potential family issues ( a lot of Russians have Ukraine ties/origin) - family protests on the streets, civilian unrest (
Cites 015a · 2022-03 · on “What happened to Russias Air Force? U.S. officials, experts stumped”
Even this recent video, which presents a bad look for their leadership, they were alright with it being public; it must be the best case, and it subtly presents a leadership structure within the Russian government that is both disorganized, and systemically fearful of Putin. [1] [this video]
Cites coolhoody · 2022-04 · on “War of memes: Why Z-war won't end with peace”
(I'm Russian). This war was started by a single madman. If not him, it would never happen. Even his spy chief was fucked up [0] when he realized what's going to happen. Yes — at least 70% support whatever he does — and I tried hard to disprove this painful fact to myself. But couldn't. The only excuse is the 20 years of hardcore TV brainwashing — but it's not too great of an excuse. Better than in nazi Germany, but not enough. All that cultural banter the article mentions never caused any actual sense of war — it was more like a Texan joking about a Canadian. I don't know how to live with this shame. Can't even post in Russian, at local forums. All those stupid faces in the 'do you support t