'They Started Fighting Already': Girkin Announces Major Conflict In Putin's Entourage

• 4.01.2023, 14:04

The confrontation between the two influential groups will hasten Russia's defeat in the war.

A struggle for power began in Russia between two large groups from Putin's entourage, one of which launched a public attack on one of the closest associates of the head of the Kremlin.

Igor Strelkov-Girkin, a former officer of the Russian special services, spoke about the fierce showdown in the Russian authorities. According to him, the fight for Putin's legacy has already begun in Moscow.

During a live broadcast on a YouTube channel, Girkin noted that the attack on the Shoigu team was started by Prigozhin, who not only has his own combat units of the Wagner PMC, but also pumps up his own political authority.

Moreover, according to him, the confrontation between the two large military groups could end in Russia's defeat in the war and a severe crisis for the Russian Federation.

"Prigozhin actually openly spoke out against Shoigu, because the attack on Gerasimov is, in fact, an attack on Shoigu. Now Prigozhin is hastily pumping up his authority, and has already entered the public plane. His recent appearances in the media indicate that he positions himself not only as a military commander, but also as a military-political figure. The group, which Prigozhin is a member of, opposes the group, which is headed by Shoigu, in which Shoigu is also a member. They have already begun to fight, and they are not fighting for the quantity of shells. Now this is about what will happen after Putin. In practice, the struggle for the political Olympus has already begun between the groups that are around Putin. It emerged before our eyes — the struggle for power. Some feudal mayhem unfolded. The military crisis has led to a crisis of power, which is developing in a spiral," he said, insisting on urgent action.