> He happened to criticize the ineptitude of the Russian military too loudly. Girkin had criticized the military for over a year, and suffered no consequences.

> He happened to criticize the ineptitude of the Russian military too loudly. Girkin had criticized the military for over a year, and suffered no consequences. He is said to have protectors among the security services. His troubles started only this summer just after he demanded a new president for Russia, someone other than Putin – in Russia you can criticize the boyars, but you can’t ever call for the tsar’s removal.