charter97.org/en/news/2014/12/1/128831/ Fascinating analysis of the power struggle behind the throne: A struggle among silovks is about to begin. During the past 14 years we have managed to balance between four different clans: special services headed by Sechin, military with defense minister Shoigu, Putin’s friends (the Rothenbergs, Kovalchuks, Timchenkos) and Gazprom-clan (Miller-Medvedev). [Putin] himself is a hostage in the struggle of two remaining powerful clans, Shoigu’s army and Sechin’s FSB. The events in Ukraine are another result of this struggle. Strelkov and Borodai are Sechin’s people.... Sechin (presently as Rosneft’s stakeholder) suffers great damage from the sanctions, and I believe that he is very eager to put an end to the conflict, unlike Shoigu whose budget benefits from the entire situation. Shoigu’s people are fighting in Eastern Ukraine.
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