Moscow’s landmark 16th century Novodevichy Convent on fire
http://rt.com/news/240957-russia-moscow-monastery-fire/
More photos of the Novodevichy Monastery in Moscow on fire tonight.
LIVE CAM: http://www.earthcam.com/world/russia/moscow/?cam=moscow_hd
Translated.....
Sources in Moscow confirmed the information about the death of the chief guardian of Russian President Vladimir Putin General Viktor Zolotov.
Reported journalist Alex Mochanov, news reports “Press Ukraine”. “For information about the death of the chief guard guarded main contact person my sources in Moscow confirmed” – TV presenter notes. As you know, the last few days of the communication chief of Interior Ministry troops of Colonel-General Viktor Zolotov was absent. In this regard, the rumors of his death. According to some information soon on the Board of the FSB, Russian President Vladimir Putin had to appoint General Viktor Zolotov head of the FSB. However, this did not happen because Russian President did not attend the board. Recall Colonel-General Viktor Zolotov from 2000 to 2013 worked as head of the Security Service of the President of the Russian Federation. And in 2014 became the first Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs – chief of the troops of the Russian Interior Ministry.
http://uapress.info/uk/news/show/66831
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Putin deposed in Russian coup?, Israeli former ambassador to Russia signs of coup, Stroke health issues dead?, Security chief general Viktor Zolotov killed?, Putin not seen in public in 10 days
From Haaretz March 15, 2015.
“Israel’s former ambassador to Russia: ‘There are signs of a coup’
Zvi Magen believes army factions or wealthy businessmen could be behind President Vladimir Putin’s disappearance.”
“Russian President Vladimir Putin was last seen in public on March 5, and in Russia there are increased fears he is the victim of an attempted coup by security organizations and the Russian army.
Israel’s former ambassador to Russia, Zvi Magen, told Haaretz he believes “there are many signs of a coup. The movement of the army around the Kremlin indicates that there is a change in government, or that an attempt at a change in government is being carried out.”
Magen believes those responsible for the potential coup are “branches or factions in the army who are working together or against one another, or wealthy businessmen, many of whom worked in these organizations. They could only be people who are free to walk around the corridors of the Kremlin.”
He says possible reasons include the ongoing sanctions imposed by the West on those close to the Kremlin, sanctions “that harm them personally. I don’t believe there’s a controversy there surrounding policy. They’re protecting their own interests.””
Read more:
http://www.haaretz.com/news/world/.premium-1.647001
From the Russian Monitor March 11, 2015.
(translated into English)
“Putin stroke?”
“Mail “Russian Monitor” received a letter signed by an anonymous employee of the Central Clinical Hospital of President Administration (CDB) in Moscow, in which he reported that the staff of this elite Moscow hospital to which “attributed to” the top management of the Russian Federation, circulate rumors that Vladimir Putin a few days ago was diagnosed with ischemic stroke. The source said that directly to the CDB President not hospitalized.”
http://rusmonitor.com/u-putina-insult.html
From Radio Free Europe March 15, 2015.
“News Analysis: Three Scenarios For A Succession In Russia”
“For a decade and a half, Vladimir Putin has sat at the top of a closed, hierarchical, and personality-based political system that allows for no competition.
As a result, opinion polls in Russia routinely show the public sees “no alternative” to Putin’s leadership.
So what would happen in Russia if Putin suddenly and without warning left the political stage? Over the last few days, we have seen the anxiety that even the rumor of such an event can produce in Russia and around the world. If Putin is the guarantor of stability in Russia, then does a scenario without Putin automatically imply instability — even violent instability?”
“The Constitutional Scenario”
“So if Putin unexpectedly left the scene and the constitution were followed to the letter, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev would return to the Kremlin and a competitive election would take place in three months.”
“The Consensus Scenario
Of course, such a smooth and legal transition of power is unlikely in Russia.
In Soviet times, political heavyweights wrestled behind the scenes until a successor emerged through some unfathomable communist alchemy.
More recently, when President Boris Yeltsin decided to retire, political insiders reached a consensus and produced the unimaginable candidacy of Vladimir Putin as his successor. They then used a combination of their financial, administrative, and media resources to get him elected.”
“The Conflict Scenario
But what if consensus can’t be reached?
Under Putin, the political system has become more personalized and centered around the president himself, who has balanced conflicting parties. And he has almost certainly stifled all discussion of what could or should happen in a post-Putin era.
But the divisions in Putin’s inner circle, always latent, have become more manifest with the Ukraine crisis and have intensified since the February 27 assassination of opposition figure Boris Nemtsov.
“Now the conflict between the clans has become very seriously intense,” says journalist and analyst Raf Shakirov. “It is obvious that different groups are pushing for different paths.”
The main fault line, he says, is between “hawks” who have become ascendant due to the Ukraine crisis and Russia’s showdown with the West and a “liberal group” responsible for the economy who would prefer a thaw at home and a rapprochement abroad.”
Read more:
http://www.rferl.org/content/russia-succession-scenarios/26899859.html
http://beforeitsnews.com/obama-birthplace-controversy/2015/03/putin-deposed-in-russian-coup-israeli-former-ambassador-to-russia-signs-of-coup-stroke-health-issues-dead-security-chief-general-viktor-zolotov-killed-putin-not-seen-in-public-in-10-days-2487622.html
http://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2015/03/kremlin-on-fire-moscow-cops-in-riot-gear-video-3122666.html
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Um, guys (and gals). What the hell is up with this? AP is reporting that...
Mar 15, 11:47 AM (ET)
"MOSCOW (AP) — Russia was ready to bring its nuclear weapons into a state of alert during last year's tensions over the Crimean Peninsula and the overthrow of Ukraine's president, President Vladimir Putin said in remarks aired on Sunday.
Putin also expanded on a previous admission that the well-armed forces in unmarked uniforms who took control of Ukrainian military facilities in Crimea were Russian soldiers.
Putin's comments, in a documentary being shown on state TV, highlight the extent to which alarm spread in Russia in the weeks following Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych's ouster in February 2014 after months of street protests that turned increasingly violent." Link to: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20150315/eu-russia-crimea-285970138...
Why is AP reporting that "Putin said" anything today like he hasn't been missing for over a week with all manner of questions about it?
I get that the state TV could just be airing a pre-made documentary, but why is AP reporting it like it's just another day, like there hasn't been any question about where the guy has been?
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AP is stumped and trying to not look it.
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But I found this on Drudge. He actually had a headline about Putin missing Friday morning for a little while and then took it completely off the page. Drudge not covering something like this odd. Putting this up two days later like it's just another mundane day of normal news is really strange.
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It was recorded before he disappeared.
The big news of this is that he was willing to use Nukes, not that he has surfaced.
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there is other big news in it too
he blames the us for instigating the ukraine crisis
crimea anniv wednesday, same day israeli election results (iran game plan) come in
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AP is Roffschyld
Reuters owns the Associated Press (AP) and Rothschilds own Reuters