🦍 is he losing it?

struck a nerve

in a meeting broadcast on state television, vladamir putin was seen getting testy with one deputy prime minister denis manturov, who is currently in charge of supplying weapons and equipment to russian troops. tbh, the video had me scared to shit - i would not want to be an official in russia right now

the situation

as i’m sure you can guess, things have not been playing out too well for putin, as

• the war has led to a 3% gdp decrease in 2022 - which, while not fatal, is significant as it was expected to grow 3%

• ukraine has had victory after victory, and morale is high

• us officials say russian artillery fire is down by 75% and russia even proposed a 36-hour ceasefire - this could likely be a sign they’re straining

we’ll have to wait

so it seems that the exchange between putin and manturov could be a ploy to elevate putin’s strong image and shift some blame to those around him. no one can tell how long putin is going to keep this up or if he can ever succeed, but signs are definitely not positive for him

🕰 7 years ago today…

photo : gerald forster

actor alan rickman, from the harry potter series and die hard, passed away at the age of 69

that's all, folks 🐒