Last week, some of Russia's most vocal pro-war activists changed their tune on Ukraine, saying that the Kremlin's military efforts have 'completely failed.'
from Ukrainian forces have successfully allowed them to recapture territories that had been occupied by Russia, causing even some of Putin's staunchest pro-war allies to determine that Russia has"already lost."
In a video shared last week, self-described Russian nationalist Igor Girkin, who played a key role in the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in 2015, declared that"the special military operation has completely failed." He said,"Since March, we have had a full-fledged war. But until now, Russian authorities, the defense ministry and general staff have behaved as if there's no war.
Tatiana Stanovaya, a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said that while Putin was largely successful in silencing his early critics of the invasion of Ukraine, he's unlikely to have the same luck quieting the doubts expressed by allies like Girkin.News over the weekend."The pro-war activists are seen as allies, they are part of the broad pro-Putin consensus in Russia, the disagreement is just about tactics.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit on September 16 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Recently, some of Putin's staunchest pro-war allies have determined that Russia has"already lost" in its invasion of Ukraine.Stanovaya said that while the radical right-wing figures don't directly threaten the Kremlin's plans to continue fighting in Ukraine, their resistance could undermine Russian confidence in Putin.
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