Russian elites are beginning to realize that Russia's attack on Ukraine was a mistake and are beginning to discuss how they will have to live without dictator Putin. 

The Economist writes about it. 

Journalists of a well-known magazine with the help of Russian analysts and their sources among the Russian elites tried to analyze what is happening in the Kremlin. 

Russian elites - businessmen and politicians - are beginning to understand that Russia's war against Ukraine was Putin's mistake.

And the more actively the Ukrainian army advances, the greater the disappointment among the Russian elite.

If earlier those in power did not allow themselves to even think about the fact that Russia can exist without Putin, then such conversations are already taking place now. 

The elites are watching how the armed forces are advancing, smart people are fleeing the Russian Federation, and the West has not succumbed to Russia's energy and nuclear blackmail.

Because of this, curses are more and more often directed at Putin. 

The publication emphasizes that this does not mean that Putin will be removed from power in the near future, but they believe that the most turbulent period of post-Soviet history is beginning in Russia.

And Western governments are beginning to worry that the situation in the Russian Federation may be out of control. 

Russian political scientist Kirill Rogov notes that Putin has never been so close to defeat in all the years of his rule. 

"Now he is planning and carrying out operations that fail before our eyes," says Rogov.

The publication emphasizes that the majority of Russian elites did not believe that Putin would start a full-scale war against Ukraine, but later they began to convince themselves that "Putin cannot lose."

The Economist emphasizes that mass drunkenness began among the Russian elites, due to which Putin even made remarks to them. 

Now the elites in the Kremlin are disappointed with the mobilization, because educated people are fleeing the country because of it, and Putin's plan to turn the war against Ukraine into a "Great Patriotic War" has not been crowned with success.

Also, now the sanctions are increasingly affecting the Russian economy. 

The publication believes that Putin will lose the war, but cannot end it because he will be humiliated.

The Economist emphasizes that the defeat of the Russian Federation in the war could lead to the fall of the Putin regime. 

Political scientist Abbas Galyamov, who used to work in the Kremlin, believes that the elites may start looking for someone who will lead the country after Putin.

Russia's war against Ukraine 

On February 24, the Russian army of occupation launched a full-scale offensive on the territory of Ukraine.

On the same day, Russian dictator Putin recorded his address in which he announced the "denazification" and "demilitarization" of Ukraine.

On the same day, rockets flew towards our country. 

However, the occupying army initially failed in its offensive in the north of the country, because of which it shamefully fled from the territory of Ukraine.

So far, it has been possible to partially liberate Kharkiv Oblast, Kherson Oblast, Donetsk Oblast and Luhansk Oblast.

Ukrainian defenders continue to cleanse Ukraine of the occupiers. 

OP adviser Oleksiy Arestovych claims that both the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and his entourage understand the futility of conducting hostilities in Ukraine, but now Russia is trying to negotiate better prospects for itself in the negotiation process. 

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