A bizarre claim by Russia’s top general that the Pentagon is developing a strategy involving air strikes and support for protesters sounds like bad news for Russians themselves, or at least for those in the mood to demonstrate against President Vladimir Putin’s government, garbage dumps, or anything at all. Meanwhile, a tabloid sends Putin a warning about “the impermanence of power.”
RFE/RL: Gerasimov’s Trojan Horse and artabloid’s tip for Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds his annual televised phone-in with the nation in Moscow on June 7, 2018.
