Putin’s downfall: notorious mafia boss warns of “change of power” in Russia

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What about Putin’s future? According to a mafia boss, peace in society also depends on the fate of the Russian president.

Moscow – One topic in particular determines the rumor mill in the Ukraine war: does Vladimir Putin still have a political future in Russia or not? Again and again there is talk of aspiring supporters of the President. “Putin’s cook”, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and “Putin’s bloodhound”, Ramzan Kadyrov, are mentioned several times.

The prominent Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorovsky recently warned of Prigozhin, who founded the notorious mercenary group “Wagner” in 2014: “He is also preparing for a life after Putin. And he’s building a relationship with Kadyrov,” he recently told the news portal political. Prigozhin is currently still under Putin’s control, but – like Kadyrov – is playing a “double game”.

Putin before fall? Mafia boss warns of “change of power”

The news portal Meduza also reported that the two are gaining more and more supporters in the Kremlin. It may also be the beneficiaries who are also pursuing their own goals. According to them, the rising figures Alexey Dyumin, governor of Tula, and Dmitry Mironov, former head of the Yaroslavl region and assistant to Putin, are said to be silently supporting Kadyrov and Prigozhin.

Vladimir Putin can be seen on a screen in Moscow’s Red Square.

A prominent mafia boss in Russia is now also warning of the attempted coup. A “change of power” in favor of the mercenary group “Wagner” is very dangerous for society. In a video call that is currently circulating on social networks, Grima Moskowski appealed to the population to be careful who they support. “Now two gangs are forming in Russia. One gang is Wagner’s and the other is Kadyrov’s. Now there is a change of power in Russia,” the news portal quoted Newsweek Moskovsky: “Who is a villain and who will come to power?”

Vladimir Putin: The political career of the Russian head of state in pictures

Vladimir Putin has also been a warlord since February 24, 2022 – even if the official interpretation in Russia is that there is only talk of a military “special operation” in Ukraine. © Mikhail Klimentyev/Imago

Vladimir Putin and Olaf Scholz at the table in the Kremlin. — This is how Putin now receives his guests – especially those from the West. On February 15, 2022, Chancellor Olaf Scholz traveled to Moscow. At that time, the Ukraine war had not yet begun. But Putin was not impressed by Scholz. © Kremlin Pool/Imago

Vladimir Putin with Fleet Commander Kuroyedov — Born on October 7, 1952, Putin was a KGB officer from 1975 to 1982 and attended the KGB University in Moscow from 1984 to 1985. From 1985 he worked in the GDR, mainly in Dresden. Then it was back to St. Petersburg. From July 25, 1998 to August 1999, Putin was director of the domestic intelligence agency FSB. In this capacity he met with Fleet Commander Vladimir Kuroyedov (right) in November 1998. © Stringer/dpa

Vladimir Putin with Boris Yeltsin in the Kremlin. — In 1999, Putin took over the post of prime minister for the first time – with an option to succeed President Boris Yeltsin (left). When Yeltsin resigned from office on December 31, 1999, Putin also temporarily took over the duties of the president. In May 2000, Putin was then regularly elected President of Russia. © dpa

On May 7, 2000, under the eyes of Boris Yeltsin, Putin took the oath of office. With the exception of a stint as head of government from 2008 to 2012, Putin has since held the post of President of the Russian Federation. © Imago

In September 2000, Putin made his way to the United States. Bill Clinton (right) was the first US President he faced in the years to come. in his With the then still incumbent US President B © Imago

In September 2001, as Russia’s President, Putin traveled to Germany for a three-day state visit. The then Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (left) welcomed him in the foyer of the Taschenbergpalais in Dresden, the capital of Saxony. The two obviously got along very well even then. The friendship still lasts today. © Jan-Peter Kasper/dpa

Putin likes to play psychological games – as he did in 2007 with Chancellor Angela Merkel. At their meeting in Sochi on the Black Sea, Putin let a Labrador dog run around without a leash during a joint press conference. Merkel, who was bitten by a dog when she was young, was visibly uncomfortable. © Dmitry Astakhov/dpa

George W. Bush (right) was the second US President Putin faced. In April 2008, the two heads of state met on the grounds of Putin’s summer residence, Bocharov Ruchei. © Imago

On May 7, 2008, after two terms in office, Dmitry Medvedev replaced Putin as President of Russia. A day later, the Duma elected Putin as the new head of government on the proposal of the new president. Even in this position, Putin remained the strong man. © dpa

On May 7, 2012, Putin was re-elected President. His relationship with US President Barack Obama was marked by distance. This was also the case in September 2015 at a United Nations event in New York. © Amanda Voisard/dpa

When Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in the 2016 US election, Russia may have had a hand in it. Putin certainly had his reason. In any case, he got along well with Donald Trump. In November 2017, they greeted each other family photo at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Da Nang, Vietnam. © Mikhail Klimentyev/dpa

Under Putin, Russia and China have recently come closer and closer. An important date was July 4, 2017, when Chinese President Xi Jiping visited the Kremlin in Moscow. At that time, several treaties and economic agreements were signed. © Sergei Ilnitsky/dpa

During his third term in office, Putin intensified the military conflicts. Since March 21, 2014, Russia has considered Crimea as part of its own territory. Since September 2015, the Russian Air Force has been supporting Syrian President Assad in the military operation in Syria in the civil war there. © Sergei Ilnitsky/dpa

On June 16, 2021, on the occasion of the Geneva summit conference, Putin met with US President Joe Biden for talks. Even then, the Russian troop deployments on the border with Ukraine were an issue. © Denis Balibouse/dpa

The summit talks were of little use. On February 24, 2022, the war in Ukraine began when Russian troops invaded the neighboring country. Putin probably already knew it in Geneva. © Denis Balibouse/dpa

Moskowski goes even further: “Believe me, imagine who the Wagners are. All ex-convicts 20, 15, 18, 19 years old responsible for rape, spreading murder and all kinds of violence. And now they are free and want to eat, they want to make money and feel good. And who will they go to? They will go to you, ordinary Russians,” he continues.

Prigozhin is becoming more and more powerful

From “Putin’s cook” to the “voice of the people”?

Moskowski’s warning is supported by an assessment by the think tank “Institute for the Study of War”. It said at the end of October that “Putin’s cook” posed “a threat to Putin’s rule”. (do with dpa/AFP)

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