Two sources close to Putin: Russian elite 'in shock' | World

The latest opinion poll indicates that 45 percent of Russians are concerned about the situation in the country and the Ukrainian offensive in Kursk, according to an agency that conducts polls for the presidential administration.

“At first it was a shock to the population, but it usually subsides with time,” a source close to Putin in the Kremlin told The Independent. Medusa.

In order to calm the situation down faster, the Kremlin is using propaganda and preparing Russians for life in the “new normal.”

– By using this expression, the population should understand that it is still normal and that they should continue to live in this new reality, says another source close to the Kremlin. Medusa.

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In addition, the Kremlin is discussing new mobilization, but several ministers have spoken out against it publicly.

– It will hit the economy hard. There are already few people who can work, the source says.

At the same time, it is not clear how much influence the ministers have over such decisions. According to other sources in the Kremlin, the conscripts will be sent to the battles at Kursk instead.

– It is also part of the “new normal.” The source says: If the enemy comes to us, the recruits must defend us.

More generals will be fired.

The Russian elite expects the dismissal of the Chief of the Russian General Staff, Valery Gerasimov.

– The discussion began when the Ukrainian offensive on Kursk began. The source says: It is a crisis and the culprits will be identified for the mistakes made.