RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin is facing a coup from his closest allies who believe he has already “lost” the war against Ukraine.
Investigative journalist Christo Grozev suggests Putin is losing his grip on power amid resistance from Ukraine and reports of the Russian leader suffering ill health.
And he believes the despot’s top cronies are unlikely to obey Putin’s commands to launch nuclear weapons.
Speaking to Radio Liberty, Grozev said: “I think that it is the informed elite within the security forces who understand that the war is lost.”
Grozev also warned Putin’s inner circle understand the president would need a full mass mobilisation to win the war – but hardliners may pressure for use of nuclear or chemical weapons.
He continued: “And this refusal will be the trigger, most likely, a coup d’état, because after the refusal to comply with the order of the king, everything will go down very quickly,’ he added.
“If Putin decides to give an order to use nuclear weapons, he must be sure that everyone along the chain will carry out this order.”
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Source: The Sun
