Wars around the Kremlin. #Putin's cronies, deputies, propagandists and military are increasingly in conflict with each other, and the president has lost his grip and simply ignores their squabbles. Putin is losing his role as arbitrator. If just a few years ago it was the president who acted as arbitrator in disputes between the elites, then the conflicts between Prigozhin and Shoigu, Kadyrov and Kerimov and other battles in the federal elites show that Putin is weakening and has less and less control over the domestic agenda.