Putin's corrupt agenda

 ISW:

Russian President Vladimir Putin opened the door for further institutionalized corruption through the manipulation of the Russian domestic legal sphere. Putin approved a decree on December 29 that exempts all Russian officials, including members of the military and law enforcement services, from the requirement to make income declarations public.[8] The decree extends to military officials, employees of Russian internal affairs organs, those serving in Rosgvardia and law enforcement positions, employees of the Russian penitentiary system and Investigative System, and individuals seconded to positions in Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia oblasts.[9] The decree also notably lifts the ban on military officials receiving “charitable” gifts in connection with their participation in hostilities in Ukraine.[10] Russian independent newspaper The Insider noted that this decree could theoretically allow Russian officials involved in the war to seize the private property of Ukrainian residents of occupied areas because such property could be legally classed as “charitable gifts.”[11] ISW continues to report on Putin’s manipulations of domestic law to quash domestic opposition to the war and enable those who support it.[12]

The Russian government is running out of funds for its Ukraine war effort and this may be a means of seizing property to pay for it. 

See, also:

Putin's inner circle is frustrated because the Russian president 'doesn't know what to do' with war in Ukraine, report says

And:

 Kremlin showing cracks as Putin fires another general, British Intelligence says

 Russian President Vladimir Putin’s revolving door of generals "probably" indicates fractures in the Kremlin and disagreement among top officials as the war in Ukraine enters its 11th month.

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