Since the beginning of the war on the territory of Ukraine, relations between the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the intelligence of the occupiers have rapidly deteriorated. All because of the failure of the Russian military at the beginning of hostilities, writes Focus. According to Russian intelligence expert Andrei Soldatov, the war in Ukraine began when Putin publicly humiliated the head of foreign intelligence, Sergei Naryshkin.. In particular, a few weeks later it became known about punitive measures against the intelligence unit of the FSB: General Sergei Beseda and another intelligence officer were interrogated and placed under house arrest.; Deputy Chief of the National Guard Roman Gavrilov dismissed. All these cases are connected with the fact that the war in Ukraine did not go as the invaders expected, and the Kremlin blames intelligence for everything..

As Soldatov noted, Putin adheres to his beliefs about Ukraine and constantly broadcasts them in Russia, as well as abroad, in connection with which it is a big challenge to report bad news to the head of the Kremlin.. Putin also stopped listening to intelligence, because he is convinced that he himself knows more about Ukraine than everyone else.. " The expert was surprised that Russia sent the National Guard to Ukraine, since it really expected that in our country they would only have to allegedly suppress protests among " " Something like that,"