'Putin will not live to see next birthday' - ex-MP expects Kremlin mutiny
Created: 01/13/2023 05:35
By: Nail Akkoyun
Russia is facing more and more problems in the Ukraine war.
A former Duma deputy believes that Putin's power could dwindle as a result.
Moscow – Fierce fighting in areas that have already been officially annexed, growing tension in their own country – for the Kremlin, the “special military operation” in Ukraine is going more badly than well.
It is also unclear whether a possible conquest of Soledar can bring about a change,
writes
fr.de.
Meanwhile, rumors are spreading in the West about Vladimir Putin's future.
In addition to guesswork about the state of health of the Russian president, the setbacks in the Ukraine war are also fueling speculation about his power.
Now the opposition figure Ilya Ponomaryov, who lives in exile, has speculated that Putin will not live to see his next birthday – October 7th.
“Putin's power rests in his position as the alpha male, as the person who is invincible.
2022 was the year that position began to wane.
My prediction remains that he won't see his next birthday," Ponomarev told
Newsweek
.
Russian President Vladimir Putin during a congress in Moscow November 29, 2022. © Mikhail Metzel/AFP
Ukraine war: Putin critics expect mutiny in the Kremlin
In 2014, Ponomarev became the only member of the Russian State Duma to vote against the annexation of Crimea.
Two years later, his mandate was revoked and the politician emigrated to Ukraine.
He is now at the head of an opposition movement there.
He has repeatedly called on the Russians to overthrow Putin.
The Ukrainian by choice assumes that Putin's inner circle will continue to turn against him.
"My personal dream is of course to see Putin in The Hague, but I don't think he will make it," said the opposition figure.
According to him, the Russian head of state will not even have to answer before the International Court of Justice - since he will be killed first anyway.
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"Those who surround him will not allow him to go to The Hague because his statements could be very harmful to them," Ponomarev said.
If you combine that with all of Russia's problems and the allegedly dwindling trust in Putin, the solution for some protagonists in Moscow is clear: murder of Putin.
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