Ukraine conflict: Who's in Putin's inner circle and running the war?
By Paul Kirby
BBC News
RUSSIAN PRESIDENCY
In the days before the invasion, Russian TV broadcast a session of President Putin's 30-member security council
Vladimir Putin cuts a solitary figure, leading Russia's military into a high-risk war that threatens to tear apart his country's economy.
He has rarely looked more isolated than in two recent, choreographed appearances with his inner circle, where he sits at a resolute distance from his closest advisers.
As commander in chief, ultimate responsibility for the invasion rests with him, but he has always relied on a deeply loyal entourage, many of whom also began their careers in Russia's security services. The question is who has his ear, during this most fateful moment in his presidency?
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