Kremlin dictator and war criminal Vladimir Putin desperately tries to hold onto power in Russia and grapples with the aftermath of the coup attempt by Wagner PMC leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. Source: CNN.
What will Putin do to hold onto power in Russia?
He will do everything to discredit and undermine the reputation of the ‘Wagnerists’ and everything they have done. He will distance himself from all of this and engage in a broad dialogue to unite society,” stated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
He also emphasized that Putin stopped appearing in public after the Kremlin managed to suppress the Prigozhin coup through a secret agreement. After all these events, where did Putin disappear? He rarely goes out on the streets. We see him in his offices, etc., but we never see him on the streets,” said the President of Ukraine.
How is Putin trying to conceal his own weakness after the uprising of Prigozhin?
Meanwhile, according to Western analysts, the Kremlin dictator is likely behind the scenes attempting to reassure pro-Kremlin circles and prove that he still maintains control of the situation.
“He will do everything to strengthen his power. He will carry out necessary purges or reshuffle positions. He will not simply let it slip away,” emphasized Alexander Korolev, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of New South Wales in Australia.
He also noted that Putin’s steps may be “not very noticeable to external observers, but he will do everything as any authoritarian leader would to ensure his power is strong, especially now during the war.”