Putin gives his Defence Minister the cold shoulder: Russian leader's blatant snub to sheepish-looking Shoigu at wounded soldier ceremony

Daily Mail ^ | 6/13/2023 | David Averre

[marcusmaximus]

Vladimir Putin has not openly criticised his long-suffering defence minister amid the war in Ukraine, but the Russian president appeared to make his feelings towards Sergei Shoigu very clear on a visit to a hospital for wounded soldiers.

Putin and Shoigu yesterday visited the Vishnevsky Central Military Clinical Hospital in Moscow to greet several servicemen who sustained all manner of gruesome injuries amid the Kremlin chief's war in Ukraine.

Upon their arrival at the medical facility, Putin quickly walked around the group, awkwardly shaking the hands - and in some cases bandaged stumps - of the medically discharged veterans, asking them how they were coping and thanking them for their service.

As is typical of such visits, most of the soldiers could not look their leader in the eye and instead stared straight ahead, their bodies rigid with anxiety. None smiled, or seemed particularly pleased to meet their president.

Having completed his round of pleasantries, Putin returned to stand shoulder to shoulder with Shoigu who waited mute at the hospital's entrance.

As the president approached, Shoigu leaned towards him and appeared to utter a few words, but was met with a wall of silence as Putin promptly made an about-face and stood with his back to the defence minister, ignoring his every word in a characteristically frosty manoeuvre.

It comes as Russian troops continue to falter on the frontlines in Ukraine, with Kyiv's forces having successfully recaptured ground in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions amid their long-awaited counteroffensive.

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[PGR88]

[marcusmaximus]

Winning!

[libh8er]

Sooo much winning !

[marcusmaximus]

Putin's face is starting to rot. Photo from today.

[1Old Pro]

steroids

[Sunsong]

putin never takes responsibility

This is *his* war of choice. Not anyone elses.

He blames everybody and takes no responsibility for choosing his own leadership!

putin is a monster, a stupid monster

[marcusmaximus]

That's the way you can tell the real Putin from any of his doubles. The real Putin has a growing patch of rotting skin on the left side of his face that keeps getting worse and worse.

[Timber Rattler]

Putin is almost completely bald now and his suit hangs off him like a potato sack. Shoigu, though, has gotten fatter.

[marcusmaximus]

Shoigu has been eating well lately, that’s for sure.

[PGR88]

This is *his* war of choice. Not anyone elses.

LOL. Its a war to cover 10 year of deep-state/DNC crimes and corruption in their controlled black box of Ukraine.

From DNC emails and crowdstrike server, to the fake Russia-gate hoax, to Vindmans and the impeachment, to FJB's and Hunter's $$ millions in bribes. All based in Ukraine.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

I can’t believe Putin is still in power. He must have done a better job of eliminating potential rivals for power than most queen bees do.

[Sunsong]

none of that is even close to true

you offer putin/russia propaganda!

putin is a known liar and and killer

Ukraine is a sovereign country that the evil putin decided to invade on Feb 22, 2022

Ukraine is a much older country than Muskovy

Ukraine existed in the middle ages and before that

I have no idea why you cling to lies to defend the evil that putin is perpetrating on a sovereign country but you are totally wrong

this is putin’s evil war of choice and he is losing

[PGR88]

Are you an AI bot?

[Kazan]

I bet you to resist the urge to the post the picture of Putin with his shirt again, didn’t you, Marcus?

[marcusmaximus]

What Tokmak doink?

[Sunsong]

Are you a juvenile?

Last time we spoke I suggested you read some history, specifically Timothy Snyder:
“On Tyranny”

Ukraine is an ancient sovereign country.

Evil putin, thinks democracy is a joke. Is that what you also believe?

Putin does not value human life. Is that your view as well?

Putin chose to invade Ukraine on Feb 22, 2022 by bombing, killing civilians, torturing, raping, even beheading. Are you ok with that?

Ukraine is defending their homeland. That is their right.

If you support putin, you support evil.

[PGR88]

Your silly slogans are not an argument.

[2CAVTrooper]

“Shoigu has been eating well lately, that’s for sure.”

Probably a stress eater.

[Kazan]

Ukrainian Offensive Amid Week 2: NATO Rushes in More Armor as Losses Mount

Update on the conflict in Ukraine for June 13, 2023:

- Ukraine in its second week of offensive operations is still struggling within Russia’s security zone, having failed to even reach Russia’s first major defensive lines;

- The Western media is attempting to claim Ukrainian-held villages along the front equates to progress, yet these are villages the same Western media admitted Russia evacuated ahead of the offensive, preparing fully to include them as part of the security zone;

- The Western media is also admitting heavy Ukrainian losses among German Leopard 2 tanks, engineering equipment, Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, MRAPs, and much more;

- The US is scrambling to pass another “security assistance” package to replace lost Bradley and Stryker armored vehicles, however Ukraine’s ability to effectively use these in any quantity is prohibited by a lack of training, experience, logistics, and sustainment capabilities;

- Some in the Western media propose Ukraine still has enough offensive potential to cut the “land bridge” between Crimea and the rest of Russia, however, Ukraine clearly will lose much of its combat capabilities doing so, leaving little to anything left to hold gains once the offensive grinds to a halt;