Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Is Russian Chief Of Staff General Valery Gerasimov On The 'Outs' With Putin?

 

Reuters: Putin shown in tense encounter with chief of staff at Far East war games 

LONDON (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin was shown in an awkward encounter with his military chief of staff on Tuesday as he inspected war games in Russia's Far East, thousands of miles from the war in Ukraine. 

The Zvezda military news service published video of Putin and chief of staff General Valery Gerasimov entering an observation booth, sitting down with a wide space between them and maintaining an uncomfortable silence while waiting for Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu to arrive. 

Gerasimov stroked his hair and shuffled papers and Putin picked up and peered through a pair of binoculars, at one point acknowledging a comment from the general by nodding tersely. 

The awkward body language drew scrutiny from political and military analysts on social media.  

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WNU Editor: I have seen many videos of Russian President Putin and General Valery Gerasimov together over the years. Thay almost never talk. This is nothing new.

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