Putin 'Fears Being Hanged' for Failing in Ukraine
The article says growing public discontent and elite unease could leave Putin vulnerable if Russia fails to seize Donbas, despite having resources to keep fighting.
- According to The Economist, Russian President Vladimir Putin fears for his safety if the war ends without capturing Donbas. Sources close to Putin allegedly heard him say, "They will hang me."
- Discontent with the war is mounting among ordinary Russians, and the mood within the elite is increasingly grim. One member noted a "growing feeling that the tsar is naked," The Economist reports.
- Inertia-Driven scenarios are proving disadvantageous to the Kremlin, squandering political and economic capital. Nearly five years of fighting amount to a failure, according to one source.
- Russia likely plans to intensify strikes on Ukraine, with Its Defense Ministry announcing preparations for massive attacks on energy infrastructure. Western intelligence believes Russia could target European factories.
- While Putin retains the resources and repressive apparatus to maintain the conflict, Russian authorities cannot simply allow the war to continue as is. No clear exit emerges from the mounting pressure.
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According to Economist magazine, Putin fears that the total failure of the invasion could lead to his death: "Czar will go naked." Russian President should scale war and send more men to the front line.
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