Amid tensions between the United States and Russia during the Ukraine invasion, any type of meeting between officials from both countries is fundamental for peace. In a recent face-to-face meeting between officials that doesn’t happen often, there is a written report that CNN uncovered where something dangerous happened. During the meeting with a Russian general Yevgeny Ilyin, there was a small moment that completely broke the meeting as he stormed out of the room. The reason will surprise more than one as it paints a picture of how much real control president Vladimir Putin has over his top officials and how many chances there are of a coup.
In the meeting, general Ilyin got casually asked about the family he still has in Ukraine and about his Ukrainian heritage. The stoic that he tends to be, Ilyin suddenly changed his demeanor and became angry at the question. He confirmed he is deeply disturbed by what’s happening and he also revealed he feels drepressed about the entire situation. Afterwards, he simply stood up from the meeting and abruptly left the room. This is a huge development not only into where can the relations between both countries lead to, but also about the type of relationship president Putin has with his aides. It’s pretty evident many of them don’t agree with what’s happening in Ukraine.
Can Putin expect a betrayal?
Judging on this and many different cases that are taking place in the Russian government, there is a high risk for president Vladimir Putin as he increasingly gets more violent and more erratic with his decisions. Invading Ukraine was supposed to be a military operation that lasted less than a week, we are deep into a full month and no favorable results for Russia yet. Thousands of buildings destroyed in the neighbouring country and hundreds of Ukrainian civilians’ lives taken after this time. It’s safe to say Vladimir Putin’s plan os definitely not going according to plan. A betrayal from one of his top aides doesn’t sound so crazy anymore.
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