Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky predicted that Russian President Vladimir Putin would struggle in a war and eventually be eliminated by his inner circle.
According to the UK’s ‘The Times’ on the 26th (local time), President Zelensky said in the documentary ‘Year’ produced by his country’s journalists to mark the first anniversary of the recent war in Ukraine, “As Russia loses the war, President Putin’s vulnerabilities will be exposed.” And then his neighbors will turn their backs on him,” he said.
“Predators will eat predators (Putin) and murderers will try to kill killers (Putin),” said President Zelensky. did.
Most of the ‘Putin’s aides’ he mentioned seem to refer to hardliners from the KGB who have had ties with President Putin for more than several decades.
The U.S. current affairs magazine ‘Newsweek’ pointed out that in recent months, Russian troops have suffered historic losses without making any clear results in the war, and reports have continued to leak out of disappointment among Putin’s inner circle.
On the other hand, ‘The Times’ put out an expert analysis that Putin’s aides will not easily turn their backs on him because it is thanks to Putin that they enjoyed the status and wealth they have now.
At the same time, it was analyzed that the Wagner Group owner Yevgeny Prigozhin and Chechen Republic head Ramzan Kadyrov, who participated in the war and received attention for participating in the war, are in conflict with the Russian Ministry of Defense and are fighting internal power struggles.
The media noted that President Zelensky’s comment came right after President Putin recently said in an interview with the local media that “if Ukraine wins this war, the Western countries will try to divide Russia into pieces.” .
Meanwhile, The Times added that President Putin is the first leader whose territory has been attacked since Stalin, although he has ruled Russia stably for 23 years.
Source: Donga
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