A blow to Putin’s power structure – DW – 06/26/2023

The right standard, of Vienna, notes: “What will happen now? There is no possibility of combatants Wagner Surrender to the regular army. Instead, they will rally around their boss Yevgeny Prigozhin in Belarus. For any purpose. It is impossible for Putin to remove him Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu and Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov. Hawks may come to power. toUkraine, That would not be a good opportunity. It won’t be a popular decision for Putin, with the presidential election less than a year away. He would win the election and have no real successor. But what happens next? If Putin fails, Russia risks civil war. The specter of 90s chaos hangs in the air. Power struggles, murders. But this time with various private forces. If so, the West is longing for Putin’s return. And nuclear weapons will be under control.

A vague belief

German newspaper Nuremberg Nagrikton Wondering if it would have been preferable if Prigozhin had won, he replies: “Anyone who witnessed his fury is certainly relieved that such an unscrupulous criminal is no longer in control of a nuclear arsenal, the use of which has so far only threatened to be used by Putin. Will this disastrous weekend increase Ukraine’s chances of war? Maybe. , the weakness shown by the opponent strengthens Kiev morally. But Zelensky’s phrase on Saturday is only a vague hope: “Everyone who chooses evil destroys himself.”

Putin’s vulnerability

He Corriere della SeraFrom Milan, it seems beyond appearances: “Moscow and its symbols were not under attack. It seems as if they never existed. There was nothing on that dramatic day that seemed to write a page of history. There were regular reports on state news and cooking shows the next morning.(…) What really remains of Wagner’s advance toward Moscow cannot be seen with the naked eye, but can be felt. Despite its brevity, the uprising exposed the vulnerability of Putin’s power structure by affecting his core of strength.”

Causes of paranoia

liberationFrom Paris, he points out that the world has seen a reeling Putin for the first time: “The humiliated Vladimir Putin has real reasons to be paranoid. He knows his enemies are lurking in his own territory. And after the rise of Wagner’s boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the whole world has come to the conclusion that they are out of control. June 24 Events can repeat themselves. Clans, factions or private armies… Which of your inner demons will march on Moscow next?”

No one wants the collapse of Russia

Slovak daily Pravda On the one hand, it should have been clear to anyone that Prigozhin could not succeed with his personal army of 50,000 men, he said. But he adds: “On the other hand, it was surprising how easily he was able to advance hundreds of kilometers in the direction of Moscow, and how few obstacles the security forces posed for him. Equally surprising, the level of apathy is clear. The country and it threatens its existence. (.. .) Although Putin’s regime is abhorrent, no one can believe in the collapse of Russia, because it will cause a great chaos and destabilize Europe above all. The fear of worse is justified.

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