Posted on 02/06/2023 8:34:23 AM PST by dennisw
Oleg Matveychev said "ultra-patriots" could overthrow Putin over his army's performance.
"The situation is not so critical yet, but 2023 will be very dangerous," Matveychev said.
Oleg Matveychev — an MP with Russia's largest political party, United Russia, which backs Putin — said in an interview that the biggest threat to Putin is now supporters of the Ukraine war who are unhappy with the progress of the conflict, The Times of London reported.
Matveychev said that "ultra-patriots" in the country will likely put forward a candidate to run against Putin in next year's presidential elections, when Putin is set to run for a fifth term.
He added that the candidate would likely follow the playbook from a series of protests in Ukraine in 2013, which ended in Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, who was allied with Russia, being ousted.
He referred to this as following "the Maidan scenario," referring to Independence Square in Kyiv, where those protests largely took place.
"An ultra-patriotic Maidan with a light dose of leftism, talk about corruption — these are a means to bring people out, and the trigger could be anything," he said, highlighting some of the battlefield setbacks in Ukraine.
Putin has become increasingly isolated from the rest of the world since his invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, with the West imposing further sanctions on Russia and even his longtime allies criticizing the war.
In Russia he's also faced backlash from pro-war figures, who are unhappy with the army's performance and want even more brutal tactics in Ukraine. A former Putin speechwriter said last month that a coup could happen in Russia as military generals are frustrated at their troops' defeats.
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Too bad Russia turned into a wacked out aggressive, barbaric nation.
CNN reports 51 CIA analysts have confirmed it!
If you wish in one hand and sh** in the other... which do you think will be filled the quickest? In other words, this is more absolute nonsense.
MSN is a cheerleader for the Ukrainian insanity.
In fact, MSN is as reliable a news source as CNN, NBC, and the Washington Compost.
Waiting for some patriots to overthrow Biden admin
“Too bad Russia turned into a wacked out aggressive, barbaric nation.”
I’m sure the Serbs could name another “wacked out aggressive, barbaric nation” without having to think much.
They gonna Rasputin Putin?.......................
So much for the fantasy of a defeated Russia breaking up. Way past time for negotiations before things get worse.
Or they may not.
If Putin is overthrown, it will be from the people who don’t like Ukraine being dragged out, and the new leader will quickly put an end to the war. At least that’s my take, considering what I hear from other high-ranking Russians.
More like the last 600 years.
If a bunch of “Ultra Patriots” staged a coup and replaced Putin, it would likely be a situation as bad as Putin is, his replacement would significantly worse.
I don’t believe any of the propaganda coming out of either side in this war, anything is possible and a coup to get rid of Putin would be a major deal.
Who will accidentally fall out of a 10th story window....................
dennisw bringing the liberal news energy!!
turned into?......................
“Waiting for some patriots to overthrow Biden admin”
If the Neocon Supporters could channel 10% of their ‘Putin Hatred’ against the regime we have in DC, we might actually have a livable country in 5 years.
I have been warning the Putin-haters over the past year to be careful what they wish for—the bench will make him look like a calm moderate by comparison.
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