A sign that the management of the situation in the Kursk region is closely monitored by the Kremlin and that it is dissatisfied with it, Vladimir Putin replaced the governor of the oblast on the evening of December 5. He is the third to be appointed in this territory in a year. The Russian head of state appointed Alexander Hinstein, a man with no management experience, but an ultra-legitimist and a lot of people in the Russian capital.
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Officially, the previous governor of the Kursk region in western Russiaresigned. But according to several observers, Alexeï Smirnov discovered his disgrace, like all those still in front of their television, this Thursday, December 5 at 10:45 p.m., Moscow time. This via an exchange of a handful of minutes between Vladimir Putin and the man he chose to rule the region. The road map given publicly by the Russian head of state to Alexander Hinstein sounds as much like a disavowal of the management of recent months as it does as a sign of strong expectations.
“ Crisis management is currently necessary in the Kursk region. And as the territory is liberated from the enemy, of course, a lot will have to be done to restore housing and communal services, to restore the economy of this territory as a whole. And above all, we must organize the work to help people who clearly need it, now and in the near future. “, said Vladimir Putin.
A slayer of anti-war
Alexandre Hinstein began his career in journalism. He became known for his scandalous revelations, notably against the oligarch Berezovsky, this fierce critic of Vladimir Putin found dead in the United Kingdom in 2013, without the investigation being able to conclude that it was suicide or murder. Ex-deputy and ex-advisor to the head of Rosgvardia, the Russian national guard led by a former bodyguard and close to Vladimir Putin, since 2022, Alexandre Hinstein has initiated several reports against cultural figures anti-war and co-author of the so-called “anti-LGBT propaganda” law.
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