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Inside Putin's Russia; Is China peaking?; Knowledge in the digital age

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The Russian Army and the Security Forces Are Not as United and Loyal to Putin

Putin created his own presidential Security force which some people say I think was in 2016 The Duma creates this special security force, which is only job is to protect Putin It only sits in Moscow the Russian army is not allowed to enter Moscow. This feels like a Roman Emperor creating his own Praetorian guard does this mean that Putin doesn't trust the army? Well, it's not that he doesn'tTrust the military it's about his how his view of the world and Back in the KGB he was taught to view the world in terms of threats So every situation and of course now he has a biggest crisis in his life He is trying to look and to assess How how risky it could be

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