Putin tries to “buy” loyalty of security forces to retain power – NYT
Pravda Ukraine
Valdimir Putin, President of Russia, is trying to win the loyalty of security forces in order to hold onto power.
Source: The New York Times
Details: NYT recalls that in order to retain power after the rebellion, Putin allowed the Wagner mercenaries and Evgeny Prigozhin, their leader, to “go to Belarus” and showered Russian security forces members with praise and remarked the “decisiveness and courage” of the Russian troops.