Vladimir Putin’s reappointment of “non-entity” General Valery Gerasimov shows that the Russian president is “extremely reluctant to replace anyone”, experts have said lauriehavelock reports
shows that the Russian president is “extremely reluctant to replace anyone”, experts have said.
General Gerasimov, who is Russia’s highest-ranked soldier, was shown on Monday in a defence ministry video in what would be his first public appearance since theThe video appeared to show the general, sitting in a white leather seat in a military command room, ordering subordinates to destroy Ukrainian missile sites on Sunday. The defence ministry used his current title, chief of the general staff of Russia’s armed forces and commander of the joint group of forces in Ukraine.
The footage suggests Mr Putin has kept his two most powerful military leaders – General Gerasimov and defence minister Sergei Shoigu – in their posts despiteThe general’s reappearance suggests Russia’s leader is “extremely reluctant to replace anyone”, saidWagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has been critical of Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu, left and General Gerasimov : “Since the beginning of the war, every time we heard about a Russian general who disappeared, who was dismissed, who was...
“Putin is extremely reluctant to appoint anyone who has sole responsibility for their post. If you look through a list of his prime ministers, for example, they are all non-entities who never have any power of their own. The same thing goes for his generals. It’s not even an inability of delegation; it’s a total inability on Putin’s part to appoint someone who would reasonably be considered an independent person.
“He is unable to replace Gerasimov because he fears replacing him with any general who might be respected by the military community. Putin’s dilemma is either to keep hold of Gerasimov or find someone who would be equally a non-entity.”
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