Politics● ElevatedSep 14 · Sep 14, 2026, 6:00 PM
Vladimir Putin, a president sealed off in a Russia under lockdown
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Le Monde [en] · Eastern Europe
'The Putin System' (1/3). The many 'siloviki,' officers drawn from Russia's security services, have seized power and are now omnipresent among the country's elites. Within society, they have spread an atmosphere of fear and suspicion that prohibits any questioning of the Kremlin or its war in Ukraine.
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