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Has The End Come For Putin?
Is the losing Tsar really fighting for his political and physical life?
It was the presence of Zelenskyy at Kherson.
The Churchillian Ukrainian leader who had defied the odds and fought to the very death, went to the only region that Vladimir Putin had captured to signify his victory and Putin’s loss.
No sooner had the evacuation of Kherson taken place than the recriminations against Putin had begun.
His brain trust —Alexander Dugin—whose daughter was tragically killed a few months ago in a car bomb was first out of the woods in suggesting that the losing Tsar be assassinated.
For Dugin to come out to make an extraordinary statement on the fate of his principal does speak volumes.
But mind you, he isn’t the only one with this perspective among those who were staunch supporters of Putin. The view from sources close to the Kremlin is that the end is nigh for a man who has been roundly defeated.
While it is pertinent to point out that Crimea, which is a crown jewel, remains in the hands of the aggressor and no peace talks will take place until Ukraine’s terms by way of complete withdrawal of troops are met.
And for as long as Crimea remains in Russian hands, Putin will be working overtime to spin the war as something of a…