![]() ![]() The spectacular losses of armoured vehicles suffered by Moscow’s forces was initially a surprise to Western analysts now I’m inclined to think they may well have been sitting ducks, with critical components sold for scrap or maintained on the cheap. It’s the perfect illustration of the insurmountable moral rot plaguing Putin’s gangster state. ![]() The news that a Russian tank commander was arrested last week and accused of stealing the engines out of battle tanks comes as no surprise neither are the recent revelations of the decrepit state of much of the Russian navy. For years, this systemic corruption strengthened his grip on power, yet for his forces in Ukraine – despite the stalemate on the front lines, and undue pessimism from certain quarters – this criminality continues to do the opposite, slowly but steadily weakening the Russian ability to wage war and eroding Putin’s ability to control events.ĭespite appearances, the Russian invasion is still falling apart – quite literally in the case of some poorly maintained vehicles and naval equipment – as a direct result of the rot at the heart of the Kremlin. We all know how money is siphoned from the state and funnelled to his allies and oligarchs, as well as his own pocket. It comes as no surprise that Vladimir Putin rules Russia in spectacularly corrupt fashion. ![]()
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