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Yorkie Mom

(16,595 posts) Thu Mar 17, 2022, 07:46 PM Mar 2022

Official & big: Putin humiliated the director of the SVR, placed 2 FSB generals under house arrest [View all]

Now it's official - Kommersant confirmed Gavrilov resigned (his detention is yet to be confirmed).
Putin humiliated the director of the SVR, placed two FSB generals under house arrest and had Zolotov, the National Guard, to fire his deputy -- in the three weeks of the war.

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Official & big: Putin humiliated the director of the SVR, placed 2 FSB generals under house arrest [View all] Yorkie Mom Mar 2022 OP

Putin Likely to Make Nuclear Threats If War Drags, U.S. Says Yorkie Mom Mar 2022 #1

Pootin sounds frustrated SheltieLover Mar 2022 #2

Just one guy with hands strong enough to strangle him. fierywoman Mar 2022 #6

Or one dose of poison, one cup of tea. SheltieLover Mar 2022 #9

Article link SheltieLover Mar 2022 #12

"FSB generals under house arrest" If he keeps this up someone in his inner circle is gonna whack him mitch96 Mar 2022 #15

Let's hope so! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #16

+1,000,000 Jarqui Mar 2022 #18

Some of the people at the top might want to consider... regnaD kciN Mar 2022 #3

Good point! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #10

Sound like we've entered the final act C_U_L8R Mar 2022 #4

When this started, I was amazed at how well Ukraine was fighting in the face of sure defeat. Gore1FL Mar 2022 #5

DailyBeast just ran article by foreign spy on who is most likely to remove him SheltieLover Mar 2022 #11

Thanks, that article was interesting. Gore1FL Mar 2022 #14

So he could be signing his own death warrant by switching staff! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #17

Novichok works on contact. No food needed. lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #21

So many choices... SheltieLover Mar 2022 #24

Depends on whether they succeed. lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #25

Very true! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #26

Couldn't happen to a more deserving 'smart' 'genius' ! Jarqui Mar 2022 #19

Hey musclecar6 Mar 2022 #7

Now we're talkin'.. don't these Cha Mar 2022 #23

"Russian SVR" brooklynite Mar 2022 #8

Well, you'd be pissed off, too, if your intelligence was utter nonsense. usonian Mar 2022 #13

6 days ago he put a few advisors under house arrest..... BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #20

This is unsustainable for Putin Takket Mar 2022 #22

"backfilling with someone worse" lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #27