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The Kremlin is culling its own military caste. Money is scarce, and rival clans are using arrests to settle scores. Careers end overnight.
FSB raids function as a cash-collection program dressed as anti-corruption. Agents squeeze governors and generals for payments while Ukraine’s drone strikes lift transport and insurance costs. Diesel-dependent railways slow and grow pricier as risk surges.
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Strategic picture: strikes raise risk premiums and delivery costs; diesel prices and shortages pressure Russian Railways; the fiscal gap is bridged through shakedowns and detentions. Result: fear at the top and thinner supply lines at the front.
Now, Vladimir Putin seems anxious to meet with US President Donald Trump. What should we expect: A peace deal? Or will Putin try to trick Trump?
