Some of Vladimir Putin’s most important allies are now brazenly calling out the Russian president’s war strategy.
As Ukrainian forces pummeled the city of Lyman over the weekend,, a longtime Putin ally and leader of Chechnya, lashed out at Putin’s approach there, criticizing Russian troops’ withdrawal and the Russian commander of the Central Military District, Alexander Lapin.
The public criticism from key Putin supporters comes just as Russia is working to project unity and power on the world stage. After a series of defeats on the battlefield in Ukraine, Putin initiated a partial mobilization to bolster the war effort and held sham referenda in an attempt to illegally annex territories in Ukraine.
“The heads of Russia’s regions have the authority to express their point of view and to make assessments,” Kremlin spokesperson. But “even in the most difficult moments emotions should probably be excluded from any comments.”
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