And it was the Russian special services who were listening. Therefore, I am 99% sure that the leak also came from the Russians."More precisely, from their so-called 'war party,' which sees a danger in the possible success of the group represented by Dmitriev, and in the rise of Dmitriev himself in such a case."This conditional 'war party' does not want the war to stop, because against its backdrop, they are carrying out a gigantic redistribution of assets, taking factories and steamships from those who are further from Putin. And money is needed for the war. Therefore, they are currently cutting the 'feeding trough' for anyone who is even slightly disloyal or not part of their clientele.This is the source of the mass falls from windows and the strange suicides of officials, company directors, and deputies.This does not mean that there is a 'peace party' in Russia.It's just that the conditional liberal-Chekists, among whom Dmitriev is one, want a little less open warfare in order to boost the economy. That is the only difference.So, the leak of the Ushakov-Dmitriev negotiations is, in my opinion, an echo of this under-the-carpet struggle for resources and influence over the aging tsar. Will this stop the negotiations? No. But it will slow them down significantly.So, here I agree with the assessment of the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Budanov. The window of opportunity for real agreements is February.Because by that time, the Russian offensive will have stalled somewhere. And winter will be coming to an end. Because the critical date for Ukraine, March 1st, will be approaching—by which it must be determined what we will live on in 2026 and whether Europe will provide the funds for it.Well, and now there is also the factor of this scandal.Something like that.SourceAbout the author. Bohdan Butkevych, journalist, serviceman.The editors do not always share the opinions expressed by the authors of the blogs.