The attempted armed coup in Russia has demonstrated that the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is losing his monopoly on the use of force, and if he loses control of the situation, it will create new threats to Europe. This was stated by the EU’s foreign affairs chief, Josep Borrell, in Brussels, as reported by CNN.
The coup attempt by the terrorists of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group has weakened Putin and demonstrated that he is no longer the sole master of the situation in Russia and has lost his monopoly on the use of force,” Borrell told journalists at a meeting of European leaders in Brussels.
In his opinion, the international community needs to be ‘very well aware of the consequences’ of the growing instability in Russia because ‘a weak Putin poses an even greater danger’ due to the threat of internal destabilization of Russia and further escalating global risks.
‘Until now, we considered Russia a threat because of its strength… Now Russia has begun to pose a threat due to its internal instability,’ the diplomat said.”