russian withdrawal from Kherson brings ideological fracture between putin and his constituency closer – ISW
Support is loosened by the inability of russian armed forces to achieve the dictator's maximalist goals
What happened? The withdrawal of russian troops from Kherson brings closer an ideological fracture between supporters of the war and russian president vladimir putin. The loss of the city sows doubts about his ability to fulfill his military promises.
Source. The report of the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
Details. russian pro-war ideologist, Alexander Dugin, openly criticised putin for surrendering Kherson City.
It is noted that putin is having a harder time appeasing parts of the highly ideological pro-war constituency. The support is loosened by the inability of the armed forces of russia to deliver his maximalist goals of overthrowing the Ukrainian government and seizing all of Ukraine.
“Direct criticism of putin in pro-war circles is almost unprecedented. The ever-increasing doubts among extreme russian nationalists about putin’s commitment to russian ideology reduce putin’s appeal to the nationalist community, while mobilisation and high casualties will likely continue to upset members of russian society,” the analysts say.
If you have read this article to the end, we hope that means it was useful for you.
We work to ensure that our journalistic and analytical work is of high quality, and we strive to perform it as competently as possible. This also requires financial independence. Support us for only UAH 196 per month.
Become a Mind subscriber for just USD 5 per month and support the development of independent business journalism!
You can unsubscribe at any time in your LIQPAY account or by sending us an email: [email protected]
