In the recent video where Putin gathered some officials to discuss intel, you could see them stuttering and fumbling their speech. It seems Putin is pulling all the strings and that even higher ranks are puppets. Potentially a lever.
> While the meeting was presented as a “live” event, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, one of the advisors, was wearing a watch showing that the event was recorded five hours before, thus placing it before the “governments” of the regions asked for recognition.
also what no one noticed, i don't think, is how putin takes off his wrist watch at the beggining of the speach from his right wrist -- as there seem to be camereras to his right, and faces it towards him and away from any camera view. the watch stays there for the whole sessions, turned away from the camera on the right.
