Putin has never been so lonely. We describe with whom they advise where to send tanks – Denník N

Since March 2020, Russia’s ruler Vladimir Putin has been even more lonely than ever. At the same time, according to people who knew him as a young KGB officer, or those who came in contact with him when he was a clerk at St. Petersburg City Hall, Putin likes company. But he doesn’t have time for her now. It decides on the existence and non-existence not only of Ukraine but also of the whole world. Or so he feels.

“It is the court of a medieval monarch who has greatly exaggerated ideas about himself, but has such assets that Carlos Slim (Mexican tycoon, the richest man in the world 10 years ago, ed. note) in comparison, he is a Ukrainian taxi driver at Prague Airport. And that explains everything, “the Kremlin source, who wants to remain a source and would not like to be named, told Czech Deník N.

Who belongs to the court and what is the influence of those who have access to the “body”? (The body – this is how the president is called in Russian political, journalistic and security circles, ed. Note)

Due to the closure of the Kremlin, no one today has accurate information about what is happening in its corridors – except those who move in them. The so-called Kremlinologists – Kremlin journalists, Putin’s favorites and experts on his soul – have largely lost their resources. There are fewer and fewer that Russian President Vladimir Putin is letting himself in. And there are only a handful of those he listens to.

Pandemic and fear for oneself

In the first decade of Putin’s rule, there are a number of journalists, politicians, businessmen and artists, both Russian and foreign, who have been able to “touch” him. And even those who did not hide their criticism of his person.

Famous Russian journalist, representative of the LGBT + community Máša Gessenová, author of the book Faceless Man: Vladimir Putin’s Incredible Rise, the Russian president even invited in 2012. And he managed to have something like a discussion with her for a while. Gessen is one of the harsh critics of the Putin regime. Today, she would have no chance to cross the threshold of the Kremlin. Ten years ago, however, she spoke to the President of Russia in a relaxed atmosphere.

Now something is unthinkable. And he’s not to blame