Bet you don’t know Andrey Kondrasjov? And yet his appointment speaks volumes. He has been promoted to head of Russia’s most influential media company. The TASS news agency, which has existed for a century and has always been a loyal mouthpiece for the regime. The previous boss had done nothing wrong, but the new boss is even closer to President Putin. And that shows how it feels with a sputtering war, a rebellion that has been barely contained and elections imminent.
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ANALYSIS. Putin is not at ease, as the musical chairs in Russia’s most influential media company prove
