And the television coverage of their last meeting was supposed to debunk rumors about Gerasimov's dismissal.
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On December 16, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Joint Headquarters of a special military operation, where he met with a number of high-ranking military personnel, including Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. This is stated in the latest report of the British Ministry of Defense, which the agency published on its Twitter page.
In the summary, it is said that during the meeting, the commander of the Russian troops in Ukraine, Sergey Surovikin, also gave a report. The fact is that it was Putin who demanded that proposals be presented to him regarding the next steps of the occupying forces in the war against our country.
“With this demonstrative meeting, Putin probably aimed to demonstrate collective responsibility for a military special operation,” the British Ministry of Defense concludes. – This meeting was probably aimed at deflect Putin's responsibility for military failure, high death rates, and growing public discontent away from mobilization.
The television footage was also designed to dispel rumors in social networks about the release of General Gerasimov“.
(5/5) This display likely aimed to deflect Putin's responsibility for military failure, high fatality rates and increasing public dissatisfaction from mobilization. The televised footage was probably designed to also dispel social media rumors of General Gerasimov's dismissal.
— Ministry of Defense 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) December 20, 2022
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