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Related: About this forum"It's Over For Him": Closest Putin's Ally Kicked Out of Kremlin With Disgrace - The Russian Dude
Putins inner circle is collapsing and Dmitry Kozaks fall proves it. Once one of Vladimir Putins oldest and most trusted allies, Kozak has now been kicked out of the Kremlin like a dog. Officially, he resigned. In reality, he was erased. His story is the ultimate warning to anyone still inside Putins crumbling empire: loyalty means nothing once you stop obeying. For decades, Kozak was the quiet operator the man who got things done, managed the Sochi Olympics, oversaw Crimea, and kept the machinery running. But he made one fatal mistake he wasnt insane. He opposed the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and by 2025, dared to suggest peace talks. In Putins Russia, thats treason.
This episode exposes how the Kremlin devours its own. Power in Moscow isnt built on competence or experience its a glass ball where you can only leave through death, exile, or disgrace. Kozaks resignation is no different than a silent execution. Hes lucky to still be alive, unlike others who retired with a window fall or a mysterious illness. His fall marks the end of an era the old St. Petersburg clan that once built Putins power is being erased, replaced by hysterical loyalists like Medvedev, whose only job now is to shout about nuclear strikes to prove devotion.
What Kozaks downfall really shows is the rot inside the Russian system: a regime that no longer trusts reason, only madness; no longer rewards results, only blind obedience. Its the empire of fear where every ally ends up an enemy, and every resignation is just a prelude to a funeral.
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"It's Over For Him": Closest Putin's Ally Kicked Out of Kremlin With Disgrace - The Russian Dude (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
15 hrs ago
OP
Change the names and the country and it sounds like TheThing. He gets rid of anyone who disagrees.
Wonder Why
13 hrs ago
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Captain Zero
(8,585 posts)1. Flamingo missiles strike took out a chunk in Moscow
Maybe Putin will blame this guy, but something tells me this winter is about to get VERY cold in Moscow.
I suggest Ukraine take out all the vodka stills next.
I suggest Ukraine take out all the vodka stills next.
Wonder Why
(6,313 posts)2. Change the names and the country and it sounds like TheThing. He gets rid of anyone who disagrees.
brer cat
(27,195 posts)3. K&R