After One Month Of War How Is Russia's Elites Responding?

Farida Rustamova, Faridaily: “Now we're going to f*ck them all.” What's happening in Russia's elites after a month of war  

Sanctions and propaganda have rallied even those who were against the invasion around Putin 

“Since they adopted sanctions against us, we’re going to f*ck them. Now they’ll have to buy rubles on the Moscow Exchange to buy gas from us. But that's just the beginning. Now we're going to f*ck them all.” 

So tells me, with enthusiasm, a high-ranking Russian official. He has long been a member of Putin's team, but has been considered a liberal thinker. A month ago he had a different attitude, saying with some chagrin that the most important thing was to stop the bloodshed in Ukraine, and then to figure out how to live in the new reality. 

He wasn’t the only one. There are no “disloyal” people left in power in Russia. But civil servants, employees and heads of state companies, legislators, business elites close to the government — all were expressing, in private conversations, at least bewilderment at the invasion of Ukraine.  

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WNU Editor: Everyone is Russia is circling the wagon's right now against Ukraine and the West. Russia's elites included.

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