Why was Putin silent?

The President's strange behavior last week
who did not want to interrupt his vacation for the sake of the dying submariners, raised a lot of questions throughout the country... Why did he do this?
Vyacheslav Nikonov, pessimist:
“I have a feeling that Putin knew from the very beginning that efforts to save Kursk were hopeless. Most likely, he did not want to lead an initially hopeless business. I think that in this situation Putin should have arrived at the scene of the disaster (as any Western leader would have done) and led the rescue efforts. But, as we know, he does not yet have the long-term instinct of a public politician.

Alexander Prokhanov, global specialist:
“In Putin we are not dealing with an amateur. It is clear to the pioneer that Putin had to fly to the North and be present in the zone of national disaster. Since he did not do this to the detriment of his career and reputation, it was a super compelling circumstance. In my opinion, the following: Putin knew that there was a collision between the Kursk boat and an American submarine. The sinking of a nuclear flagship is not an ordinary fire incident, but a global situation, more terrible than Chernobyl. Because it puts the entire civilization on the brink of a third world war.

Rimma Kazakova, sympathizer:
“Even after the tragedy, I have no doubt about Putin’s decency, responsiveness and that he is a person capable of emotions. I think Putin was simply fooled and the situation was reported incorrectly. These may also be remnants of the “Soviet” worldview. If I were my fellow citizens, I would be thinking now not about the fact that he did not arrive in Severomorsk on time, but about how he will cope with the task of organizing a normal army and a normal fleet in the country.

Vladimir Zhirinovsky, real colonel:
≈ There was a deliberate explosion of a Russian submarine. "Kursk" took part in combat exercises, which were observed by NATO specialists. At the direction of the United States, a Norwegian Navy submarine monitored the movement of the Kursk. And when our submarine fired a warning shot, a torpedo was launched from a Norwegian submarine, which damaged the Kursk. There is a direct military clash between NATO and Russian forces. I hope this is what the president was thinking about while he was in Sochi.

Marat Gelman: “Putin has not yet realized that he is not just an official, but a president. But he doesn’t feel like a “father” yet...
Pavel Sheremet: “A special system has not been created around Putin, which exists under every president. If Putin is silent, then it feels like there is no president. But Yeltsin was silent for months, and no one had the same impression.”
Arkady Arkanov: “In my soul there is only pain and a feeling of insane shame. It’s obvious that there are a lot of lies, a lot of things are being hidden.”
Sergei Yushenkov: “What kind of entourage does the president have that cannot clearly assess the situation? But the president trusted these people.”
Andrey DOMNICH.