A dispute broke out in the State Duma over silence during the retreat near Kharkov
A debate about how to inform the public about the progress of the Second World War in Ukraine erupted today in the Russian State Duma, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
The topic was raised by Dmitry Kuznetsov, a deputy from the A Just Russia party. He proposed creating an information bureau in the State Duma so that deputies could become a source of official information from ministries and departments in a form that satisfies the population.
“As recent events have shown, the data coming from Major General Konashenkov and from military officers from the battlefields is not enough from the point of view of citizens,” Kuznetsov said.
Speaker of Parliament Vyacheslav Volodin warned deputies against openly discussing military issues.
“This question is not so simple. If you think it can be discussed publicly, that is wrong. Everyone fancies himself a strategist, seeing the battle from the outside. Let's not act here as assistants to those who monitor from cover to cover. This is a special job - to analyze the materials that are heard here. State Duma deputy with the rank of minister. Any information from your mouth on this matter will be used by the opposing party (and this is not only Ukraine, but also the EU and the USA). We want to express our point of view, but this is a military operation,” Volodin said.
He recalled that during the Chechen wars, some deputies used classified information available to them against the Russian army. The speaker proposed to hear from deputies who were former military leaders.
One of them, Andrei Kartapolov, suggested that his colleagues focus on passing laws to properly provide for the army.
“We must do everything to ensure that soldiers are protected not only legally, but also ethically and morally. We here have no right to question the decisions made by the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff, because they are approved at the highest level. Are we questioning the competence of leaders? This is nothing more than grist to a completely different mill and causing confusion in the normal planned course of the NWO. These are military operations, and there are times when you need to change your deployment and retreat to other lines.
We must unanimously and unanimously support these people, because if we don’t do this, those who oppose us and want our country not to exist will rejoice,” Kartapolov said.
Another former military deputy, Vladimir Shamanov, admitted that the situation on the fronts is “complicated, not always clear-cut.”
“Come, we will exchange opinions with you, we do not hide our concern. There are certain difficulties with the number of our troops and their capacity. But these are our troops. The army is being tempered, conclusions are being drawn, decisions are being made at the level of the military-industrial commission to provide the troops with everything they need,” Shamanov said.
Volodin drew the attention of the deputies:
“Whoever wants to use it will cut Shamanov’s speech into pieces and choose what he will then promote from the other side, based on the words of the famous military leader.”
Volodin warned:
“We may unwittingly or willingly cause harm.”
However, not all deputies were convinced by these words.
“Deputies ask these questions because voters ask them to us,” said Mikhail Matveev of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
It is noteworthy that at the same time, the communist deputy recalled the famous speech of the early 20th century by the leader of the cadets Pavel Milyukov and the words of the last Russian emperor Nicholas II.
“People lack a clear position without going into details of the operation. It took three days to straighten out the front, but the Ministry of Defense did its own thing. It is necessary to explain in networks and everywhere that everything is normal. We will still have situations ahead when we will need to clearly and clearly tell the citizens of Russia what is happening,” said the leader of A Just Russia, Sergei Mironov.
He was supported by “United Russia” Anatoly Wasserman.
“We represent the community here. Most of society is associated with combat, if not personal participation, then work. We must know first-hand what kind of work to orient society toward,” Wasserman said.
The initiator of the discussion, Kuznetsov, clarified his position and emphasized that he meant the informational, not the military, component.
“People in Belgorod were waiting for what the governor would say, but he could not say anything because the principles of information policy had not been formed. We see that our enemies have everything set up on a different level. We also need a single center. People need to be communicated with in a human language and respected, like in a family,” said Kuznetsov.
Communist Nikolai Kharitonov tried to stop the dispute. He recalled how Mikhail Gorbachev forced parliament to make a decision condemning the introduction of troops into Afghanistan.
“Colleagues, stop,” Kharitonov called.
The speaker thanked and supported him.
“Any rash word can weaken our group and cause harm,” Volodin said.
As a result, he instructed his deputy Pyotr Tolstoy to look into the problem and make suggestions.
A dispute has erupted in the State Duma over the silence during the retreat near Kharkov.