RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Day 5 of the infamous 40-day operation… and according to international analysts, the clock inside Putin’s bunker is starting to tick incredibly loud. ⏱️💥 In a striking analysis for Forbes, foreign correspondent Melik Kaylan writes that Vladimir Putin is now facing “incurable problems” on every single level. Public fury is boiling over due to forced conscription, acute domestic fuel shortages, and relentless Ukrainian strikes deep inside Russian territory. The “catastrophic” war has simply become impossible to hide from the public. 📉🔥 But it’s not the regular citizens or even the army that Putin needs to fear first—it’s his own inner circle. The analysis h

Day 5 of the infamous 40-day operation… and according to international analysts, the clock inside Putin’s bunker is starting to tick incredibly loud. ⏱️💥

In a striking analysis for Forbes, foreign correspondent Melik Kaylan writes that Vladimir Putin is now facing “incurable problems” on every single level. Public fury is boiling over due to forced conscription, acute domestic fuel shortages, and relentless Ukrainian strikes deep inside Russian territory. The “catastrophic” war has simply become impossible to hide from the public. 📉🔥

But it’s not the regular citizens or even the army that Putin needs to fear first—it’s his own inner circle.

The analysis highlights that as things worsen, the Russian population will demand answers. Initially, they will blame the oligarchs and officials surrounding the Tsar. And that is exactly why the elite will mutiny before the army does—driven by pure, naked fear for their own survival and assets. 🐊💼

According to Kaylan, if the current collapse continues, Putin is highly likely to be overthrown within three years. The endgame will likely look like one of two options:

The Quick Route: Eliminating Putin swiftly to seize power and neutralize the threat before his loyalists can even process what happened. ⚡️

The Scapegoat Route: Keeping him alive but isolated, transforming him into the ultimate fall guy for the disastrous Ukraine war, allowing the rest of the elite to wash their hands of guilt and cut a deal with the West. 🧼🇷🇺

Three years might feel like a long time, but the smell of panic in the Kremlin corridors is getting harder to ignore.

Sources: Forbes strategic analysis by Melik Kaylan and regional Russian socio-economic monitoring, July 1, 2026.

— @jalle51 Jul 1, 2026