Putin's inner circle is frustrated because the Russian president 'doesn't know what to do' with war in Ukraine, report says
Sophia Ankel
Dec 30, 2022, 3:44 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) and press secretary Dmitry Pekov (l) at the Eurasian Economic Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on November 9, 2022. Contributor/Getty Images
Putin continues to be isolated and has no plan for the war in Ukraine, The Washington Post reported.Putin's inner circle is getting increasingly frustrated with him, sources told The Post.Much of Russia's elite are losing faith with Putin and fear there is no way out, the sources said.
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"The elite does not know what to believe, and they fear to think about tomorrow," Stanovaya told The Post. "To a large degree, there is the feeling that there is no way out, that the situation is irreparable, that they are totally dependent on one person."
One Russian official, who was not named, told The Post: "How can [Putin] tell us everything is going to plan, when we are already in the 10th month of the war, and we were told it was only going to take a few days."
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