Wednesday, March 23, 2022

First Major Resignation In Putin's Government

Anatoly Chubais. Andrey Lyubimov / Moskva News Agency  

Bloomberg: Putin Adviser Chubais Quits Over Ukraine War, Leaves Russia 

Russian climate envoy Anatoly Chubais has stepped down and left the country, citing his opposition to President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the situation, becoming the highest-level official to break with the Kremlin over the invasion. 

Chubais, 66, is one of the few 1990s-era economic reformers who’d remained in Putin’s government and had maintained close ties with Western officials. 

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.  

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WNU Editor: This may be a nothing, but the Russian Defense Minister is also "missing" .... Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu vanishes ‘with heart problems’ as strains appear in his relationship with Putin over Ukraine war and his daughter poses in Ukraine colours (Daily Mail). 

 First Major Resignation In Putin's Government  

Putin Aide Chubais Quits Kremlin, Leaves Russia -- Moscow Times  

Kremlin veteran quits over Ukraine war and leaves Russia -- Reuters  

Anatoly Chubais, longtime aide to Vladimir Putin, resigns amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine -- CBS/AP  

Prominent Kremlin insider breaks rank with Putin over Ukraine -- DW  

One of Putin’s top aides quits, reportedly in opposition to the Ukraine war -- CNBC  

Longstanding Russian government insider quits, Russian state news reports -- CNN 

Russian special envoy resigns over Ukraine invasion, reportedly flees country -- FOX News  

Veteran Kremlin aide Anatoly Chubais flees country over Ukraine war: report -- NYPost

3 comments:

RussInSoCal said...

The Defense Minister disappears with “heart problems”.

/I think the ailment might be a “sudden cerebral hemorrhage”.

Dave Goldstein said...

The 2 Russian defense heads were not happy when vlad went ito Ukraine. It was all over the faces.

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