Rumors are growing about a coup in the Kremlin: disgruntled generals want to oust Putin and end the war. For those who believe in fairy tales …
Perhaps it is just a wishful thinking of many, or there is something true, given that, as reported by the London financial newspaper City AM, rumors and suspicious clues are chasing each other. Let's say that the technique of many newspapers of showing a weak, sick, isolated and fallacious leader has been a very exploited method since the beginning of Putin's "special operation", in some cases even in a laughable way. First of all, speaking of our fearsome sanctions on Russian gas, which have brought (and will bring) only us to our knees. However, the article we report is from today and we just have to wait patiently for future developments.
There are rumors in Moscow that a number of former KGB generals and officials are preparing to oust Russian President Vladimir Putin and are planning to end the war in Ukraine, which in Russia is increasingly seen as a strategic mistake and, above all, an economic disaster.
The top of Putin's former employer – the Russian security service FSB – is said to be so frustrated with the lack of military progress in Ukraine that they contacted a number of generals and former army officials, according to various analysts. and local media reports.
In particular, a group called "Siloviki" – which includes former FSB officers active in Russian politics – is said to be pushing hard to replace Putin, along with former GRU, KGB and FSO officers, other intelligence units. Russian. The idea of a coup is likely to be further reinforced by social media activity in Russia and Eastern Europe, which has gone beyond the past 24 hours. Furthermore, analysts inside and outside Russia have said there are all signs that Putin will soon face a coup.
The Russian president is reportedly "very worried" and has strengthened security in and around the Kremlin. "It matters? It is very important, ”Russian security expert Andrei Soldatov told the Center for European Policy Analysis. "The Russian president has been preparing for a coup for a few weeks, as he faced sharp criticism for his 'special operation' in Ukraine and purged about 150 of his spies for continued failures," Soldatov explained.
In addition, there are also rumors about Putin's health since the start of the war. In several videos, the Russian president appears tired and irritated. Rising tensions between the FSB and the Kremlin It has become evident that relations between the FSB and Putin have deteriorated since the beginning of the war. Last month, two senior FB officers were placed under house arrest by Putin. Andrei Soldatov, who runs the well-informed detective site Agentura, reported that Sergei Beseda, the head of the Fifth Service – the foreign intelligence branch of the FSB – and his deputy had been arrested and placed under house arrest.
The move was seen as a clear sign that Putin is deeply concerned about the FSB's role in the offensive against Ukraine and fears that forces within the intelligence apparatus may work against him, Western officials said. Agentura platform. "Both men played important roles in intelligence operations against Ukraine for several years and most likely played an important role in planning the invasion," said one. "There could be significant changes at the senior levels of the FSB."
Russian analyst Alexey Muraviev is also convinced that the Russian president is facing a coup by his top military and intelligence leaders. Muraviev told Sky News Australia that an attempt to remove Putin could be extremely likely because "I think there have been tensions between Russia and the intelligence community and Russian President Vladimir Putin."
"I think that kind of false narrative was presented to them by the supreme commander-in-chief, and when he returned fire when the Russians started taking heavy casualties, Putin started silently blaming the security services," he continued. “I don't think it went really well because it comes from within the security apparatus”. "Regarding the initial planning and initial phase of the invasion where the Russian military naturally assumes that they will go there as liberators rather than invaders," he explained. When he was approached by City AM, no one in the Kremlin was available to comment.
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