Who are Vladimir Putin’s supporters?

Was Vladimir Putin weakened by Wagner’s armed rebellion? Who can he really count on? First, on his right arm, Sergei Shoigu, Minister of Defence. This public works engineer is his close friend. Proud to wear the uniform without ever having been a soldier, he is very loyal to the president. This is also the case of Valeri Guerassimov, the Chief of Staff Russian armies. These men are the sworn enemies of Wagner’s leader, Evgueni Prigojine, and have at their disposal several hundred thousand soldiers.

Supported by the Chechen President

Another supporter of Vladimir Putin, Alexander Bortnikov, the boss of the FSB (the Russian security services). Of the This Friday, June 23, he opened an investigation against Evgueni Prigojine for “call for armed mutiny”. The Russian President has also always been able to count on the forces of Gnational campaign led by Viktor Zolotov, his former bodyguard. Finally, the Chechen president, Ramzan Kadyrov, is a faithful among the faithful. He sent his tanks and his men on Saturday morning to the rescue of Vladimir Putin.