#Russia’s top war generals are “terrified” of disobeying Vladimir #Putin despite fearing they will “lose their remaining armed forces in a slaughter”, says Dr Valery #Solovey, a former professor at Moscow's prestigious Institute of International Relations. He claims the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces has given up hope for the “goal of winning” the war, i.e. securing #Donbas and Eastern #Ukraine as well as protecting #Crimea. Express.co.uk (Picture - AFP -: #Shoigu and #Gerasimov )