(#5793) The failure of putin!

      The powers that be within the kremlin and the oligarchs must be very nervous about now. Not only is the Ukrainian war going badly for them but their candidate trump is not cozying up to putin like many thought he would. It seems that trump is riding high on his victory and is in no hurry to remain putin's lap dog. Another factor is the ousting of the ally to putin the criminal assad who just lost Syria to anti-putin rebels. If putin were to be boasting about how good he is for the Russian people he would be doing it with some real bravado. What in reality is happening is that old man putin is being left behind with his dream of world domination.
     The fight in Ukraine is not going as he thought it would. Instead the fight inside Ukraine is spilling out into Russia itself. With Ukraine controlling a not insignificant area within Russia but are also attacking Russian command and troop centers along with energy and military infrastructure depots inside Russia. What was supposed to be a 3 day to 2 week invasion is now about to hit the 3 year mark in February with more than 750,000 dead Russian soldiers. This was not what putin sold to his handlers nor is it something they would have agreed to with foresight. Not only are Russian resources being depleted but sanctions on their commerce is wreaking havoc on their economy.
     The wealthy in Russia are being used and spent at this juncture and are hard pressed to see what is in it for them by continuing to support the false putin narrative. That putin promised them the resource rich nation of Ukraine to rape and pillage is not unfolding. Instead an alliance between Democratic European nations is burgeoning. Russia is dwindling and they must know that putin despite his best efforts to use brute force cannot continue much longer. I would never be surprised to see a coup in Russia over this galactic failure of putin and for me it is just a matter of how much more the kremlin and the oligarchs are willing to stomach before they pull the plug on putin.