According to a column published by a Russian media outlet, a political consultant and ex-speechwriter to Russian President Vladimir Putin has written that Russian military generals are growing increasingly frustrated as their troops continue to suffer defeats in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
In his column in Mozhem Obyasnit, Abbas Gallyamov said there is the possibility of a military coup in Russia, as Putin is starting to look like a “second-rate dictator.”<\/p>\n
“It must be understood that the vast majority of commanders in the army of an authoritarian nation are not staunch supporters of the authorities, but run-of-the-mill opportunists,” The Daily Beast quoted Gallyamov saying in the column.<\/p>\n
“As problems pile up in the country and the army that the authorities are unable to solve, Putin is more steadily transforming in people’s eyes from a great strategist to an ordinary, second-rate dictator,” Gallyamov added in the column.<\/p>\n
“The longer the war drags on, the clearer its pointlessness becomes,” he said.<\/p>\n
Also Read: Putin Not ‘A Subject Of Civilized People,’ Says Ukraine’s Zelenskyy As US Visit Ends: ‘He’s Destroying Our Life’<\/p>\n
Earlier in January, geopolitical strategist Alp Sevimlisoy warned that Russia’s faltering war in Ukraine has become a cause of concern for Putin, as many within the Kremlin wish to replace the president.<\/p>\n
Sevimlisoy said coups are forming within the government, planning to remove Putin from power.<\/p>\n
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