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The average Russian cabinet member has at least 30 IQ points on their American counterparts. Strange how lack of DEI hasn’t negatively affected Russia…

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Thank you, Simplicius.

Sometimes conspiracy theories have something to them but not on this occasion.

The first point - if Shoigu was a threat of any kind, I can't see why Putin would give him access to the Security Council, let alone as Secretary General. There would be other ways to keep an eye on him without elevating him in this manner.

I think it's just typical Putin management. He's always been a superb manager - Shoigu was appointed in 2012 to take Defence to the next level, which he's achieved in stunning fashion - now it is time for Belousov to make the gigantic machine built by Shoigu into an even more effective organisation. If you look at his background, Belousov is exactly the right man for such a project.

My main interest is what Putin's plans for Patrushev are. If he's out, it's a huge deal and to me can only be explained by retirement / illness / exhaustion (he is 72). If he's not out, I suspect a major announcement soon - the Kremlin has said there will be one in coming days.

The other question I have is if this is a transitional role for Shoigu as part of a plan for something more significant. The man has immense talent and energy - he is only 68, and speaks 9 languages including English. He may be exhausted now, but it won't last forever, and it's difficult for me to see him being satisfied with the role he has for too long. I wonder if he may be being groomed as Lavrov's successor.

Agree 100% at how clueless western observers are. Talk about drama queens. Their 24/7 attempts to smear Putin and gin up some sort of fake Kremlin crisis from nothing have always been pretty pathetic, but these days it's just sad.

To me it's further proof (if any were needed) at how serious the intellectual collapse in western elites has become. They don't appear to have even a basic understanding of what's going on in Moscow.

This extends to the western intel agencies, who for example totally missed Russia's hypersonics weapons program while creating fictional Trump/Putin hoaxes and spying illegally in their own citizens. They appear to be highly incompetent, lazy, distracted, thoroughly politicised and led by absolute morons. As a result, the West right now seems to be 'flying blind' with virtually nothing on the Russians.

By contrast, it wouldn't surprise me at all if The Kremlin has excellent intel on every western power including all the top politicians and bureaucrats, with thorough infiltration into every agency, people at the very top feeding them secrets, and access to the most secret plans the West possesses. I think they know it all.

The sobering truth and real story is how these Russians officials simply tower over their western equivalents, in every way. It is simply astonishing how much talent Putin has to draw on, which again is testament to his remarkable leadership and management skills. Good luck to the Russians, they've worked damned hard to get to this level of excellence and deserve the benefits that come from it.

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