How Putin’s rule will end - as Russia collapses around him | Defence in Depth

Putin, of course, doesn’t care how many people die for his cause at the front. But he will care when those bodies either aren’t replaced with new soldiers or when the effect of those additional people ‘choosing’ to be in Ukraine, is felt by them not working or spending at home.

Signs of the system struggling to cope are there if you know where to look. A shopping mall in Izhevsk has been converted into a weapons factory; bakers are quitting bread production because they’ve been told to make drones; office workers are asked to ‘volunteer’ to work in munitions factories after work. AvtoVaz, a carmarker, and Ozen, Russia’s Amazon, are employing prisoners.

It all adds up to domestic trouble.

#putin #russia #ukraine #war #geopolitics

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[meliane]

I must have missed the part where he explains how Putin's rule will end.

[jonathanakehurst]

Russia has been collapsing any day now for years... 😅

[arminkaiser]

Those are the guys that said that Putin will die from cancer like 2 years ago.

[mitchyoung]

LOL, I couldn't believe this was new. I guess the Telegraph is operating on the 'broken clock is correct twice per day' theory.

[MiroKalig]

Been hearing that the last 2 years, almost on weekly basis

[dimbasz]

This isn't even copium at this point, but a straight up self-hypnosis of some sort 🤣

[Klovaneer]

We are hitting copium levels that shouldn't even be possible.

[mariondaniels]

is one of the silliest "geopolitical" analyses I've ever seen. Sheer fantasy.

[rickj]

For the moment, I thought the guy was talking about British politicians and British economy.

[pparker]

Telegraph been smoking the Opium again. 😂😂😂😂

[richardmarsden]

Sounding more UK, British establishment and economy at this moment in time isn't it?

[donroubles]

This lame piece of populist journalism is worthy of Pravda.

[shachora]

this is the biggest load i think i have ever seen. its like goebbels last radio shows in 1945

[Posidaon]

The year is 2036, Putin decides he'll no longer go for the presidency, the telegraph makes a victory video... "Putin's rule ended as we predicted!" 😄

[burgerfc]

Is this a parody or do the guy really believe what he is saying.

[oakbellUK]

Right from the start of the war we've seen these type of headline in the West:'Putin will be overthrown'; 'Putin is ill', 'Putin is mentally ill'. 'Russian army can't be successful without Wagner'.
Yet, somehow the war is in near stalemate.
We need realistic assessments, Telegraph, not media hype.

[Pmooli]

This is what treating your viewers as elementary grade students feels like

[justathought]

This man’s presentation is just a fantastical spin. Worthless as a factual resource.

[jacktherack]

Whenever I need to hear a fairytale, I tune into this channel 🧚‍♂️🧚