There is no guarantee that Vladimir Putin’s strong position in Russia will continue, said Daniel Hoffman, the former CIA chief for the Moscow office.
If people are dissatisfied with the situation, or feel insecure during the war, the president’s days are numbered – and it will be bad, he told the newspaper. Everyday Animals.
– Those who will do it will keep an eye on it, so that Putin will not find them and kill them first. It would happen suddenly, and he would die, Hoffman said.
Putin thinks he’s lost his grip
No mercy
Because if the cup was full first, there would be no mercy, he believed.
– No one will ask, “Hello, Vladimir, do you want to go?”. Not. There will be a big hammer on his head, and he will die. If not, it’s time to go to the sanatorium. They will kill him for it. That’s what they’re going to do, he told the newspaper.
IT CAN BE UGLY: If there is a huge discontent with President Valdimir Putin in Russia, the outcome could be bad, according to experts. Photo: Mikhail Metzel / Sputnik / Kremlin / Reiters / NTB
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According to the former head of the CIA’s Moscow office, there are three people in Putin’s inner circle who should be closely watched: Head of Putin’s Security Council Nikolai Platonovich Patrushev, FSB director Alexander Bortniko, and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
But so far, Putin’s popularity in Russia has been good enough for senior Russian leaders, according to former CIA chief Ronald Marks, who also believes the Russian president has done a good job of screening opponents in his inner circle.
He therefore believes that Putin is safe at this time.
However, it all depends on the course of the war in Ukraine, as well as how the situation develops in Russia now heavily pressured by Western sanctions, experts have spoken to the Daily Beast.
Does not tolerate insults
After a humiliating defeat in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, things have looked much brighter for Russia since they launched their offensive in the east.
– Russia is making progress now, and they will not back down. Nobody backs down when they win, Marks said.
HIGHEST: Head of Putin’s Security Council Nikolai Platonovich Patrushev and director of the FSB Alexander Bortniko. Pictured here during a meeting with Putin in 2017. Photo: Yuri Kochetkov / Reuters / NTB
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But at a time when the outcome of the war seems to be going the other way, the Russian president is no longer safe, he believes.
“If Ukraine somehow miraculously manages to push these guys out of the Donbas and humiliate him (Putin), then I think he’s free,” Marks said.
– Incredible wear
disease rumors
Ukraine’s spy chief, Kyrylo Budanov, also believes that Putin’s health is deteriorating and he should live a few more years. Budanov linked intelligence information from inside the Kremlin, writes United States of America Today.
According to Budanov, Putin suffers from several “serious illnesses” and “does not have a long life ahead of him”.
However, Budinov did not provide evidence to support the allegations.
Putin’s health has long been the subject of fierce speculation, and everything from cancer to Parkinson’s has been reported. None of the allegations have been confirmed.
At the latest in early June, the Russian Foreign Minister will come out and deny the rumours.
Vladimir Putin appears in public every day. You can see it on the screen, read and listen to his speech, said Sergei Lavrov and continued:
– I do not think that a reasonable person sees signs of illness or suffering in this person.
Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov also commented on the rumors publicly, saying in April that it was not true that Putin had cancer.
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