This is equivalent to the Duma Members already having predetermined positions before the meeting begins, determined to give the Ministry of Internal Affairs a hard time...
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On the other side, in the Ministry of Internal Affairs building, Minister Yefrogen is getting ready to head to the Duma.
His complexion does not look good, and his heart is even more uneasy.
His intuition tells him that this time, he might become the "sacrificial lamb"...
Last night he met with Medvedev and even told him about his plan to find a scapegoat to bluff his way through, but Medvedev didn't say much, just meaningfully said, "Temporary sacrifice is for greater benefits! As long as the election is won, everything will follow."
Minister Yefrogen is not foolish; he knows what Medvedev's "sacrifice" implies without needing to ask.
It's not likely that Medvedev himself would be sacrificed!
So, who else could be sacrificed?