Regular watchers of Russia’s political theater have noticed a striking change in the voice of one familiar player. This man, regularly appearing at the Kremlin’s highest propaganda platform, “The Great Game” hosted by Dmitry Simes, has for more than a year allowed himself cautiously, but unmistakably, to deliver skeptical assessments of both the course of the “Special Military Operation” and the political concept behind it from the start. The irony is truly striking. JOIN US ON TELEGRAM Follow