Never since the collapse of the Soviet Union has there been such fervid rumour and counter-rumour in the Kremlin. A circular firing squad is forming, with everyone pointing their guns at each other.
And when conscripts start returning from the Ukraine front, bringing with them horror stories of the war, the political temperature will only rise.
Right now, most ordinary people in Russia believe the state TV version, that a successful military operation is underway to oust a neo-Nazi cabal in Kyiv and prevent ethnic cleansing or even nuclear genocide against Russians in Ukraine.
When that lie is exposed, the people might start to turn against the man at the top. How his cronies respond to that will determine Putin’s fate.
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