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Recent Developments in Ukraine Threaten Putin’s Stability
Since Russia’s war in Ukraine has reached a relative stalemate in recent weeks, lasting from at least September 2022, depending on who you ask, many have been turning their gaze toward the instability of Putin’s regime.
But are these calls for Putin’s instability warranted?
Maybe he is not standing on thin ice, as we might suppose. In my view, it is quite clear that Putin is living his last few years in power, but it is not so clear if we are seeing Putin’s last few months in power. Let me show you why.
It’s inarguable that Putin’s war is not going according to plan. In fact, many within his ranks are starting to doubt the war effort. Among them is the former Mayor of St. Petersburg, Anatoly Sobchak’s daughter, Ksenia Sobchak, who recently fled to Lithuania in protest of Putin’s regime.
Many other high-profile figures are fleeing to Turkey, where Russians do not need visas, as of writing.
Since at least the 21st of September, 2022, the mass exodus from Russia has been hastened by Putin’s “partial mobilization.”
Protests erupted as a result of the mobilization across Russia, but especially in its major cities, like St. Petersburg and Moscow.
