Paranoid Putin Orders Knives Out After His Sad Parade Humiliation

Vyacheslav Prokofyev / via REUTERS Vladimir Putin is reportedly panicking about a member of his inner circle scheming against him after his Navy Day parade ended in humiliation. The Russian president is expected to punish officials after the annual parade known for its displays of maritime might was canceled over fears of Ukrainian strikes, only to be replaced by a dramatically scaled-down event that drew widespread mockery. Instead of the usual sprawling parade featuring 200 warships on the…