The Yeltsin family bet on him: how Putin changed from term to term

Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin more He has been in power for 20 years. The family of former Russian President Boris Yeltsin chose him because they considered him a favorable candidate.

However, Yeltsin's daughter and the oligarchs were mistaken. Ex-KGB officer Sergei Zhirnov told 24 Channel how Putin has changed over the years.

“He “came to power as a result of a coup d'etat. The family of Yeltsin, who then had problems with alcohol, decided for him. His daughter Tatyana, her husband and several oligarchs who stood around them decided for him. They cheated Yeltsin, who was under their influence,” – he said.

Putin has changed a lot

Sergei Zhirnov noted that Yeltsin’s entourage chose Putin because he was “gray” and unsure of himself. It seemed that he was ready to carry out any order.

They put Putin in charge because he was nothing, gray, no one knew him. So they decided it would be a good bet because he wouldn't be self-sufficient. “They were wrong,” the ex-KGB agent emphasized.

Putin managed to hold different positions. In particular, he headed the FSB and was secretary of the Russian Security Council. In 2000, he assumed the presidency. At first he was complex, felt uncomfortable in front of the press, and was afraid of the public. Then image makers began working with him, who taught him to speak correctly and formed his image.

“When he came to power, he flew fighter jets and went to Chechnya. That is, he immediately took up populism. He did it well, despite his complexes,” recalled Zhirnov.

However, later Putin felt power, moved away from Yeltsin’s entourage, and surrounded himself with fellow security officers. In addition, he began to persecute the oligarchs who had helped him before.

During his first presidential term, Putin insisted that he did not want to be in power for more than 8 years, that this was wrong. Already during his second term, which began in 2004, he became much bolder. when he was forced to let Dmitry Medvedev warm his chair. Suddenly this Medvedev began to grow and became more popular than Putin. “He was very scared then,” the ex-KGB officer noted.

Putin began to imprison everyone and organize provocations. Already in 2014, the Russian dictator annexed Crimea and began aggression against Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin: latest news

• 15 – On March 17, the so-called presidential “elections” took place in Russia and the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. The results of the Russian presidential elections will be officially announced on March 21. It is reported that Vladimir Putin allegedly received more than 87% of the votes.
• The media stated that Vladimir Putin achieved record results in the “elections” with the help of falsifications on a huge scale.
• Analysts at the American Institute for the Study of War noted that after his “victory,” Vladimir Putin introduced the Russian Federal Security Service as the main guarantor of Russia’s security and sovereignty.

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