Report on "nervous" Putin: Is the Kremlin chief hiding in the nuclear shelter?
Created: 07/10/2022, 20:53
By: Nadja Austel
Few know the exact location where President Vladimir Putin is celebrating his 70th birthday.
Critics say he spends a lot of time in isolation in nuclear bunkers.
Moscow – In addition to a celebration of his 70th birthday, Russian President Vladimir Putin will spend his day of honor this Friday (October 7) with work, the Kremlin said.
With him embroiled in the Ukraine war, the biggest self-inflicted disaster of his presidency of Russia, there are troubling questions about what commands he might be giving on his big day.
According to a report by the news portal
The Daily Beast
, people who have known Putin for many years claim that the Russian leader is "nervous" and "tense" these days.
Online political groups have also speculated that he is planning “the use of tactical nuclear weapons from a bunker far from Moscow” – Kremlin observers are discussing how an impending doomsday scenario could be averted.
Russia: Putin Promotes Nuclear Weapons Advocate
Regarding the situation in Ukraine, where his army is suffering one defeat after the other, Putin himself recently declared that he would react with all "possible means".
That, he added, "is not a bluff."
In an alarming symbolic gesture, he also promoted one of his closest and most notorious allies, the leader of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, to the rank of general on Wednesday (October 5).
His promotion came just days after he called for a more drastic escalation, including the possible "use of short-range nuclear weapons,"
according to the
Daily Beast .
Few know the exact location where President Vladimir Putin is celebrating his 70th birthday.
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Concerns in Russia – Putin speaks “from some bunker about Nazis”
At his last public appearance, Putin's gaze was foggy.
He had spoken via video to a group of teachers on the occasion of "Teacher's Day".
He would also have used this opportunity to scold the so-called "Neo-Nazis" in Ukraine.
That "looked really insane," 17-year-old St. Petersburg student Vitaly Shatrov told
The Daily Beast
.
"Putin, whom many compare to Hitler because of the violence against the Ukrainian people, talks to teachers from some bunker about Nazis."
According to the
Daily Beast
, Putin has a wide range of bunkers to retreat to.
His mostly secret whereabouts are a fascinating topic in Russia.
When he holds conferences on Zoom, it is difficult to find out where he is.
During the Corona pandemic, it has become clear that he has at least two identical offices, one in Moscow and the other in a Black Sea residence in Sochi.
Putin's allies say "Russia will only strike in reaction".
Gennady Gudkov, a former Russian exile MP, told
The Daily Beast
that the president is taking precautionary measures as the war in Ukraine spirals out of control.
"Putin will hide in a bunker if there is a nuclear war," he said.
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Putin's allies say the president's nuclear threats are being overinterpreted outside the country.
"Russia will only strike in response to an attack," pro-Putin political analyst Yuriy Krupnov told
The Daily Beast.
Only the leadership has adequate shelters.
Human rights defender Valentina Melnikova, who helps Russian families avoid conscription, told the news portal she was not so confident the world was safe from nuclear war.
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