2023-06-15 01:11:00
A dissident newspaper Russia reported that part of the red circle that surrounds the president Vladimir Putin “I would often be drunk” on decision-making in a context of crisis in line with war efforts amid the Ukrainian counteroffensive.
From abroad, the Russian media pointed out that several of the officials who surround the Russian president “start the day with a bottle of vodka”, a problem that would have skyrocketed with the start of the war in Ukraine.
One of those targeted is the powerful Dmitry Medvedev, vice president of the Security Council and one of the most trusted men of the Russian president. According to this medium, the official would be under the influence of alcohol when he talks about the “atrocities of the West” or when he issues threats that generate international concern.
These include those relating to a possible “nuclear apocalypse“derived from the conflict with kyiv and its allies, or the possibility that the Kremlin will destroy parts of the gasoducto Nord Stream connecting Russia to Europe and which was sabotaged under suspicious circumstances.
Alcoholism in the Kremlin, a symptom of the war
The person in charge of disseminating information about the alleged problem of alcoholism in the upper echelons of Moscow was the exiled Russian newspaper Verstkawho claimed to have spoken with several sources close to the Putin administration.
“Not everyone in the presidential administration start the day with a glass of vodka before but I do know many more who do, and in in some cases the glass has even become a bottle“, said a source close to the Kremlin quoted by the Russian newspaper who claims to have spoken with sources familiar with the drinking habits of the administration, the Russian cabinet and regional elites.
Among the justifications for the increase in alcohol consumption in the Putin government is the stress because of the tension generated by the state of war. Before the war, the Russian daily continues, few Kremlin employees started the day with a glass of vodka in the morning, something that has changed recently.
“Previously, at official state banquets, a maximum of one bottle of wine or vodka per person was served,” sources told the newspaper, adding that “since the invasion of Ukraine began, the norm has increased, and now at banquets They serve 1.5-two bottles of wine or vodka per person”.
However, Russian President Vladimir Putin hardly drinks alcohol and is said to have a “very negative attitude”, a source close to the Kremlin told Verstka.
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The case of Dimitri Medvedev
The sources of the Russian newspaper in exile also claimed that Dimitri Medvedev is drinking to excesssomething that was published in tune with the last message that he published on Telegram against the West.
The official, currently the deputy head of the security council, was Russia’s president in the interlude of Putin’s tenure as prime minister (2008-2012), and then served as prime minister under Putin until 2020.
According to the information, first released by the Swedish newspaper The evening papertwo sources claimed that Medvedev “he is often drunk” when he writes his threatening messages about “the atrocities of the West”.
Information about the alleged alcoholism of Putin’s trusted man went viral after he said this Wednesday morning (Russian time) that “there was no reason for Moscow not to destroy its enemies’ underwater communication cables,” with a nod to Europe.
This occurred in line with what he considered “Western complicity” in the Nord Stream pipeline explosions in the Baltic Sea transporting Russian gas to Germany and from there to Europe, which occurred on September 26, 2022.
Although various US media point against an alleged CIA and Ukrainian sabotage plot, others point to Putin and others directly to the US government, the fact has not yet been officially explained.
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