Dhe scenes that are being played out in the Russian authorities these days may seem like a black comedy. They are not cheerful. Above all, they make it clear that all power in Russia rests with one person, Vladimir Putin. And he is obviously only interested in demonstrating this power to the whole world, his people and, last but not least, his own followers. The Russian invasion of Ukraine also serves this purpose only.
Sergey Naryshkin was once a powerful man. He was once the speaker of the Russian Duma and head of the presidential administration when this administration was more powerful than the president, whose name was Dmitry Medvedev at the time. Even now he holds important-sounding posts: he is director of the SWR espionage service and a member of the so-called Security Council, which is currently considered the real power center in Russia. Or was it, until his publicly broadcast meeting on Monday, which dealt with the recognition of the separatist areas in eastern Ukraine as independent states.
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