With the start of Ukrainian phenomenal victories on the battlefield, it appears that a palace coup is being prepared in Russia. In particular, municipal deputies of the Russian Federation accused President Vladimir Putin of treason.
Letters from deputies
On September 8, the Smolninskoye City Council in St. Petersburg called on the State Duma of the Russian Federation to file a high treason complaint against President Vladimir Putin.
The appeal to the deputy of the State Duma states that during the war against Ukraine the “combat-ready units” of the Russian army are destroyed and the “able-bodied young” Russian citizens die and become disabled. Furthermore, the Russian economy is suffering and the length of Russia’s border with NATO countries has more than doubled.
“During the” SVO “Ukraine received modern military equipment and funds in the amount of $ 38 billion. This is more than the military budget of Poland and Canada,” the report said.
MEPs believe Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine damages the security of Russia and its citizens.
“In this regard, we ask you, as a deputy of the State Duma, to submit a proposal to file a treason complaint against the President of the Russian Federation in order to remove him from office,” they noted. Later, several colleagues from Moscow joined the Petersburgers.
The next letter was not long in coming. As early as September 12, deputies from 18 municipal districts signed a request for Putin’s resignation.
“We, the municipal deputies of Russia, believe that the actions of President Vladimir Putin damage the future of Russia and its citizens. We demand the resignation of Vladimir Putin from the post of President of the Russian Federation!” – he said in a note.
Russian journalist Elena Rukovtseva confirmed the information and added that things seem to be heading towards the “Great October Revolution, which will come again from St. Petersburg”.
“Deputies from 18 other municipal districts signed a request for Putin’s resignation. They joined those from the Smolninsky Defense Ministry who accused him of treason,” he said.
It is ironic that Putin is from St. Petersburg and it was his small homeland that rebelled against him.
What will happen next?
According to Russian human rights activist Mark Feygin, the corresponding letters are very risky. According to him, the demands for Putin’s removal are heard mainly by local MPs, especially young people with an opposition position.
“This is an important and decisive step. We know how the authorities react to this. These people are playing with fire,” Feygin stressed in a comment to the media.
The human rights activist is convinced that the daredevils will be punished. At the same time, according to Feygin, the calls for Putin’s resignation will have no consequences.
“To say that this will result in something is still in advance. We have already seen similar cases and it has not led to anything. This is clearly not enough for a large-scale campaign,” he noted and added that this information is hushed up. in Russia. And the initiative deputies after the next elections may no longer enter the city councils.
According to Feigin, Putin’s resignation needs to be requested at other levels.
“It is necessary that there are not 2 councils, but 100. Or, for example, if the head of the Russian government, Mishustin, goes out and says to Putin:“ You are doing something wrong. You stayed too long and it’s time for you to retire ”. So it would have had some impact, ”said the human rights activist.
Russia traditionally loves bloody tyrants, said Andrey Ilyenko, officer of the Svoboda battalion of Novosibirsk State University, deputy head of the military organization Svoboda, broadcast on the telethon. However, the Russians cannot forgive the dictator for weakness and defeat in the war.
“Actually, here, it seems to me, everything is going towards this. When the war is lost, the tyrant shows his weakness and inability to achieve some kind of military success, this leads to the fact that his authority among his subordinates and subjects falls. It is us and “we see it. There will be a crisis, it already exists. Indeed, the military success that the Ukrainian army now has is a huge political and moral blow. This is a blow not only for the occupying army, for the Moscow society itself, it is a blow for Putin personally “, – says Andrei Ilyenko.
It is also possible that such letters were “born” in the attempts of the electoral campaign. This opinion was expressed by a politician, leader of the international movement “Speaker louder!” Andrei Sidelnikov.
In his view, no confrontation should be expected from deputies from local councils in Russia.
“I only associate the look of such materials with the election campaign to draw attention to myself,” Sidelnikov said.
However, not everyone believes in the sincerity of the letter from Russian deputies. According to Ivan Stupak, a former SBU official and expert at the Institute for the Future, it is hard to believe that these politicians have suddenly found the courage to demand responsibility from Putin. And this is at a time when an ordinary Russian walks out on Red Square with a white sheet, and is immediately grabbed by the arms and taken to the police station.
Stupak suggests that in this way someone in Russia can test the possibility of a change of power, to see how the current regime and its punitive machine will react.
“If the reaction is weak, then there will be more such cases. If all the deputies are immediately taken to the investigative commission or are arrested, then it is clear that the propaganda punishment machine has the pulse of the pulse and will not stand still.” , has explained.
“Throw out the window”
By the way, the mysterious death of top managers and high-ranking military personnel continues in Russia. Thus, the day before in the Russian Federation, the CEO of the state company for the development of the Far East and the Arctic, Ivan Pechorin, who oversaw the aviation industry, mysteriously died. He supposedly fell off the boat at full speed.
On September 1 it was reported that the top manager of Russian Lukoil, Ravil Maganov, died after falling out of a hospital window.
On 22 July, British media claimed that retired FSB Colonel Vadim Zimin, carrying the nuclear suitcase of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, was in serious condition in intensive care. He tried to shoot himself.
The same fate could await Putin himself, if his inner circle is not satisfied with him. This was stated in a media interview by a retired British army colonel, security and defense expert at the Ukrainian Institute for the Future, Glen Grant. The British are sure that Ukraine will definitely win this war, the only question is the time and price of this victory. According to him, in this case, Russia, which seems to have everything under control, will suddenly turn out to be a naked king.
“I expect some of Putin’s entourage to tell him that time is up and throw him out the window or something. But he won’t give up, we have to be aware of that. He can’t give up, because that means the end. Or he’ll be demolished. , or killed, or he will die of disease, “Grant said.
Valeria Shipulya
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