Putin 'Fears Being Hanged' for Failing in Ukraine
The article says growing public discontent and elite unease could leave Putin vulnerable if Russia fails to seize Donbas, despite having resources to keep fighting.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin fears for his safety if the war ends without capturing Donbas, The Economist reports. Sources close to the leader allegedly heard him say, "They will hang me."
- Discontent with the war is mounting among ordinary Russians, and the mood within the elite is increasingly grim. One member noted a "growing feeling that the tsar is naked."
- Inertia-Driven scenarios are proving disadvantageous to the Kremlin, squandering political and economic capital. According to one source, nearly five years of fighting amount to a failure."
- Russia likely plans to intensify strikes on Ukraine, with Its Defense Ministry announcing preparations for massive attacks on energy infrastructure. Western intelligence believes Russia could target European factories producing military equipment.
- While Putin retains the resources and repressive apparatus to maintain the conflict, Russian authorities cannot simply allow the war to continue as is. No clear exit exists from mounting pressure.
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The Economist: Putin fears ending the war without victory. ‘They will hang me,’ he reportedly told his inner circle.
Russian President Vladimir Putin fears for his own safety if the war ends without Russia achieving even its minimum goal, capturing all of Donbas, The Economist writes.
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Vladimir Putin could face increasing risks if the war in Ukraine ends without Russia gaining full control of the Donbas. According to The Economist, those around the Russian president are no longer concerned about the military and economic consequences: Putin himself may fear what a conclusion that would be seen as a failure in Russia would mean for him. […] The post “They will hang him” – Vladimir Putin could be increasingly afraid of what will…
Russian President Vladimir Putin fears for his own personal safety if the war in Ukraine ended without Russia reaching its minimum objective – the complete occupation of the Donbas region, notes The Economist, reading sources near the Kremlin. According to the analysis, at some point during the conflict, the leader of
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