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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.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin fears for his safety if the war ends without capturing Donbas, The Economist reports. 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 grimmer still. One member noted a "growing feeling that the tsar is naked," The Economist writes.
- Inertia-Driven scenarios are proving disadvantageous to the Kremlin, squandering political and economic capital. According to one source, nearly five years of fighting amount to a failure, whatever the outcome.
- 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, though direct NATO confrontation remains unlikely.
- Russian authorities cannot simply allow the war to continue as is. While Putin retains the resources and repressive apparatus to maintain the conflict, the mounting political and economic pressure leaves no clear exit.
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The Economist: Putin fears ending the war without victory. ‘They will hang me,’ he reportedly told his inner circle.
Russian President Vladimir Putin fears for his own safety if the war ends without Russia achieving even its minimum goal, capturing all of Donbas, The Economist writes.
·Riga, Latvia
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BizTocCornered, Vladimir Putin plans to escalate his war
His refusal to back down is rooted in Russia’s gangster politics
·London, United Kingdom
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Press: According to The Economist of the United Kingdom, Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to escalate the war in Ukraine, believing that the persistence of the current situation threatened his power and life.
Russian President Vladimir Putin fears that the end of the war against Ukraine without achieving its minimum objectives could jeopardize his power and even his life.
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Leaning Left1Leaning Right0Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Center
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources are Center
67% Center
L 33%
C 67%
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