WANTED TO LEAVE — FRIENDS WOULD NOT LET HIM GO

The Danish newspaper B.T. has delighted its readers with yet another sensational discovery!

It turns out that Vladimir Putin could have left big politics back in 2008, calmly enjoyed life, and not spoiled the mood of European politicians.
But it was not to be!

Three people were found who persuaded him to stay!

And no, this is not a joke. This is a quite serious theory that the Danish newspaper presents with reference to a "leading expert."

True, the expert turned out to be not Danish, but... British (what a surprise!).
But what difference does it make? The main thing is that the specialist is the right one!

Meet: Mark Galeotti — a British expert on Russia, the Kremlin, and personally Putin.

Judging by the confidence of his reasoning, the man probably regularly drinks tea with the Russian president, discusses retirement plans, and personally attends the making of the most important state decisions.
Otherwise, where would such astonishing knowledge come from?

So, here is the version of the British connoisseur of Kremlin secrets.

In 2008, Putin completed two presidential terms, handed the post to Dmitry Medvedev, and became prime minister.

And that is precisely when, according to Galeotti, he supposedly seriously wondered: should he not leave for good?

But old friends from Saint Petersburg intervened!
The Rotenberg brothers
Gennady Timchenko

Three businessmen, according to the expert's theory, convinced Putin that without him Russian statehood, and above all their own well-being, would be under threat. Apparently, no other businessmen could be found in Russia besides these three..

And Putin, one must assume, sighed, put away his fishing rod, canceled the fishing trip, and returned to the Kremlin.
Well, a man could not refuse old comrades!

Especially splendid is the formulation of the British expert:
"Putin is their protector, their goose that lays the golden eggs."

There you have it! Decades of Russian politics, the most complex state processes, international relations — and all of it explained by three businessmen and one golden-egg-laying goose!
The British analytical school is at its best, as always!

True, there is one small unpleasantness:
PROOF — ZERO.

No documents. No evidence of conversations. No confirmation that Putin actually intended to leave for good.

Only the immortal expert "it seems," "possibly," and "in all likelihood."

And there is also such an annoying trifle as the 2012 presidential election, in which Putin officially received 63.6% of the vote.

But why would a British expert distract himself with some election when he already has three businessmen, a convincing theory, and a goose with golden eggs?

And these experts do not even try to explain how the supposed persuasions of three friends relate to political institutions and the electoral process.

And so the Danish B.T. offers this entire wonderful construction to readers under an intriguing headline:
"Leading expert put forward a theory about Putin: this is why he is still president."

And here is what I think...
Maybe British specialists have started their autumn melancholy early?

Or has Putin settled so firmly in the European information space that it is already impossible to publish a newspaper without a daily explanation of his existence?

However, one mystery does indeed remain.

Why has no one in 18 years thought to ask the Rotenbergs and Timchenko themselves whether the three of them really persuaded Putin to stay?

Though why bother?
Because then the theory would have to be verified.
And as it is, one can go on explaining to the Danes for another twenty years why Putin is still in the Kremlin.
And each time — with a new sensation!

British experts suppose.
Danish press publishes.
Putin keeps working.

And everyone is busy!

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