Putin's Ex-Speechwriter Predicts Coup To Oust Russian President Is 'Real Possibility'

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Abbas Gallyamov said his former boss Putin will be particularly vulnerable to a takeover in the next year.

death toll from its invasion of Ukraine could finally obliterate any patience for “an old tyrant, an old dictator.”“At this moment, I think a military coup or an elite coup, broadly speaking, will become possible,” he said on ‘OutFront’ Monday. “So in one year when the political situation changes and there’s a really hated unpopular president at the head of the country and the war is really unpopular, and they need to shed blood for this ― at this moment, a coup becomes a real possibility.

Asked by Burnett if he was talking about a military coup, Gallyamov said yes but with “civilian allies.” As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nears the first anniversary amid stiff resistance by the Ukrainians and a Putin has been making erratic personnel movies and “looks as if he’s at a loss,” the Russian political commentator said.Without a victory in Ukraine, Putin would have trouble winning next year’s presidential election, Gallyamov said. He predicted Putin might instead cancel the election and declare martial law.

 

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