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  • Some Russian officials are unhappy with Putin.

  • The Kremlin officials spoke to Rustamova for a March 1 story.

  • Many are frightened and discouraged according to an English translation of her article.

Russian journalist Farida Rustamova says that President Putin has been alienating some top Russian officials ever since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine.

According to the English translation of Rustamova's March 1 report, officials and members of parliament are worried about how Putin is handling the war.

The attitude toward the war within the corridors of power is ambiguous according to Rustamova, who shared her translation on her Substack newsletter. Many of them are discouraged, frightened and making apocalyptic forecasts.

Rustamova worked for the British Broadcasting Corp.'s Russian Service, which was suspended by the London-based network, as well as Meduza and the RBC, an investigative outlet that saw a mass resignation in 2016

A source told Rustamova that no one was rejoicing, but that they were doing their duty.

Some officials don't associate themselves with what's happening at all, viewing Putin's decision as a historical choice over which they have no influence, and the meaning of which no one will understand for a while to come.

The source said that the word clusterf*ck was used when describing the invasion.

According to Rustamova, every source she talked to believed that Putin wouldn't follow through on invading Ukraine, and was instead looking to gain leverage for concessions.

One source close to the Kremlin told Rustamova that everyone had some scattered information that did not answer the main question: will we start bombing or not?

Putin has been limiting information to a close circle of advisors, according to the Russian reporter.

According to her sources, only the narrowest circle had been informed: Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, and the leaders of the counterintelligence service.

Rustamova said that the Russian president's mood has gotten worse.

The source said that he was in a state of being offended and insulted.

The original article is on Business Insider.

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