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Putin is a legitimate leader of the state and Zelensky is a weakling who can be trolled at every opportunity. Which Putin does with regularity.”
In the Kremlin’s mindset, he said The Kremlin is proud that despite the war, it held a presidential campaign in March 2024 and Putin was re-elected for another term, even though there were voices in his inner circle in favor of postponing the election, but Zelensky couldn't. He didn't have the guts!”
Considering that the Russian authorities recognized the elections there [Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions] as legitimate, the fact that part of Kursk region is now under Ukraine is not a problem at all,
an official close to the Kremlin said The Kremlin believes their military strategy is delivering results. The troops are pushing the Ukrainians further in the Donetsk region. This is the most important thing. And in terms of the 1,200-kilometer front, the situation in the Kursk region is a local tactical crisis,
said the official, who previously worked in the security services But why give the enemy the feeling that he has brushed up against our weakness? Better to let them know that we won't be scared, we'll hold the elections,
I think at some level, it shows, once again, sometimes the fragility of the Russian military security that they were seemingly unprepared for this event."
Quote from Chris Maier, the top Pentagon official for special operations