The Russian FSB seeks a more aggressive war and the release of the Minister of Defense Shoigy - the media
This is stated in Bloomberg, published on August 20. According to the two unnamed persons, the attempt of the head of the Wagner PEC "Yevgeny Prigogine" to remove the Shogu and Gerasimov had some support. Moreover, five people who are aware of the situation confirmed the desire of fans of a rigid security line to move to a more aggressive war.
According to sources, for this purpose the Russians want to replace shoig, introduction martial law in Russia and carry out full -scale mobilization of the population. "But there are no signs of being eliminated, and Russian General Sergiy Surovikin, who was questioned about an unsuccessful rebellion, has not been seen since that time," the media said.
The representative of the Berlin Analytical Center SWP Mykola Petrov in a comment to the media said that the attempt of the military rebellion of Prigogine also influenced the "unbreakable image" of President Vladimir Putin himself. However, the Russian elite still sees the best guarantee of survival without alternative. "At a time when it is unclear what happens, if Putin goes, in the interests of the elite to maintain the status quo," Petrov said.