Russian President Vladimir Putin, due to the failure of the war against Ukraine, by the 23rd anniversary of his rule of the country, has approached maximum isolation not only in external relations, but also in internal. The Washington Post writes that the invasion of our country has destroyed the economic ties of the Russian Federation with the West, which it has been building for decades.

As a result, Russia today is a pariah country, and its leader himself has distanced himself as much as possible from his elites..

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They explain this by a split in the elites: some want an end to the war, others support further escalation. They all have one thing in common - dissatisfaction with the current tactics of the Russian Federation in the war.

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Recall that the British Ministry of Defense draws attention to the fact that Vladimir Putin is already hinting to the military command of the Russian Federation about the common responsibility for the war against Ukraine.

This is evidenced by his visit to the Joint Headquarters of the Special Military Operation on December 16.

Analysts at the US Institute for the Study of War are of a similar opinion.. They believe that the Kremlin is now trying to disperse responsibility for the failed war.. This, in their opinion, is evidenced by the appearance in the information space of the head of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov with Kremlin narratives about the causes of the war..