British Intelligence: Russia Is Looking More And More Like A Gerontocracy

In this way Putin is trying to ensure his own political survival.

The age of most leaders of the aggressor country Russia exceeds the average life expectancy of men in the country, which is 68 years, including 72-year-old Vladimir Putin, declares the British Ministry of Defense, citing intelligence data.

The military contract of the secretary of the Russian Security Council and former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has been extended for another 5 years - until 2030, when he will turn 75, the report says. It is noted that Shoigu, who is a close associate of Putin, missed the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9 because of heart-related problems.

"The Russian state is increasingly resembling a gerontocracy - a form of government in which senior leaders far outnumber the majority of the adult population. Putin is likely to seek to retain personally loyal allies in senior positions to ensure what he sees as regime stability as well as his own political survival," the press service notes.

The appointment to senior positions of older people who have long demonstrated personal loyalty to the dictator "appears to be causing resentment and frustration among a younger generation of ambitious potential leaders," the U.K. Ministry of Defense informs.

In addition, it significantly undermines the ef

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