JRL NEWSWATCH: “When will Putin finally go?” – The Hill/ Alexander J. Motyl
“… We don’t have to agree with Solovey’s diagnosis of Putin and Kremlin politics to know that all is not well, politically and physically, with Russia’s erstwhile strongman[] [including] [t]he hesitation and confusion he evinced … during the coup attempt by … Prigozhin …. Elite dissatisfaction with [Putin’s] handling of the disastrous war with Ukraine has been confirmed … [R]egardless of whether … Putin suffers from Parkinson’s or cancer, it’s clear that someone who resides in bunkers, greets guests from across huge tables, travels only by train, and truly believes that … Zelenskyy is a Nazi has serious psychological and/or cognitive problems that may disqualify him from an effective leadership role. There is thus no way that his henchmen don’t know that Putin, the former macho man and black belt, is losing it … [and] is the main obstacle to a resolution of the war. Hardliners think he’s too soft and should immediately decree a mass mobilization of soldiers, declare martial law, and nationalize oligarch assets. Softliners believe he’s too committed to waging a suicidal fight and is therefore incapable of making concessions and reaching some kind of peace with Ukraine and the West. ….”
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