Ukrainian political scientist: Prigozhin will bring down Putin – this is a very desirable narrative
Ukrainian independentists should not hope that the so-called “angry patriots” will stage a coup in Russia.
Political scientist Ruslan Bortnik said this on air on the Politeka Internet channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“I disagree with many of my colleagues who say that Prigozhin will bring down Putin. This is a very desirable and fashionable narrative, but it is not true.
Prigozhin and Strelkov do not criticize Putin. Prigozhin said something once, and then apologized for a very long time, saying that it was all about Gerasimov, not Putin,” Bortnik said.
In his opinion, Prigozhin and Strelkov are helping Vladimir Putin build an empire.
“What are they [Strelkov and Prigozhin] doing together, what narrative are they bringing to Russian society? That the Russian generals, oligarchs and officials waiting for the West do not allow us to win the war and are leading Russia to disaster... They are forming a demand in society for the purge of the old Russian oligarchy, a significant part of which was inherited by Putin...
And, having created a request in society, they can give Putin a certain map for completely cleaning up this system and forming a full-fledged empire led by the emperor,” Bortnik added.
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