patrushev

There was a video of the Russian Security Council days before the war when Patrushev looked lost and uninformed.

He could move Putin to safety, but my money is on Patrushev being able to protect him in the long term.

Rumor is, there is enormous pressure on Putin to cede power to Patrushev son.

I'm sure the FSB has the likes of Naryshin, Patrushev or Bortnikov up their sleeve with Putin out of the picture.

Fun fact 1: head of FSB Patrushev studied in that academy.

These bombings were equivalent to 9/11 in the Russian consciousness at that time, and FSB agents were even found to have planted the defused bomb that immediately preceded the Second Chechen War, but after they were arrested, FSB director Patrushev claimed that incident (that was used to justify a war) was an anti-terror drill and had them released the next day.

Yet, I think, it's well-probable, with high degree of possibility - to the extent we can say "too many factors point to this, so it's well likely Patrushev and Putin knew of this".

Consider the last paraphraph of the article: > "Most importantly, if and when more evidence is gathered, Putin, Nikolai Patrushev, and their officers must be held to account." This is not "news", it is war propaganda.

Of course and he had also surrounded himself with ex-FSB/KGB associates as well: Patrushev, Bortnikov, Naryshkin.

Messrs Patrushev, Bortnikov and Naryshkin all find themselves on the US Treasury’s blacklist already, along with many other members of Mr Putin’s inner circle.

Maybe after the current generation of the KGB guard Putin/Patrushev/Bortnikov...