Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

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Zkuq said:

shavenferret said:

Putin has been hiding in an underground bunker for weeks. Imagine that. You have a a person who amounts to a dictator, who destroys the economy and killed millions of their own citizens, extorts $$$$$$$ from oligarchs or kills them, etc. It’s not hard to believe that he is scared to be seen in public so as not to be assassinated.




https://www.reddit.com/r/UkrainianConflict/s/wmrbjbjm4o

bUT UkRAINe ISN't a reAL couNTRY. Seriously, the greatest threat to Putin probably comes from Ukraine. I still don't think there's particularly strong opposition to him in Russia, although some discontent must be spreading among the elite as well.

Not from the public, that's for sure.

But about his siloviki and other persons of power in Russia, I wouldn't think it would be past them to do something about Putin if the war turns sideways or if the economy starts to truly tank. Especially the more nationalist ones who are anti-immigrants (Putin has let millions of foreigners settle in Russia to combat the population curve) or military hardliners (who want to send more troops into Ukraine by mobilizing the population or even considering more destructive measures, like nukes) could become a problem, and both would be even worse than Putin on a world stage.