(MOSCOW) – Quiet cracks are emerging within the rigid structure of Vladimir Putin’s regime as Russia’s elites begin to distance themselves from the man they once served. In what may be the most significant political development inside the Kremlin in years, senior officials, governors and security chiefs have changed how they speak of the war and state affairs. What was once “our war” or “our decisions” is now “his war”, “his decisions”, “his problem”. According to commentator Konstantin Samoilov, a Russian analyst in exile and creator of the Inside Russia community, this linguistic shift represents a psychological break, a subtle but telling fracture inside…
