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Putin is warned he faces being toppled in a revolution in astonishing parliament speech by one of his most loyal servants as Russia's economy tanks
A Kremlin veteran has delivered a stark warning to Vladimir
Putin, saying that his leadership is at risk of being overthrown due to mounting regional tensions and a deteriorating Russian economy.
Russia's Communist Party leader, Gennady Zyuganov, made the remarks in a speech in parliament, where he claimed that the government preferred to listen to 'influencers from Monaco' rather than to the concerns of its own citizens.
The Putin loyalist was referring to Monaco-based Russian blogger Victoria Bonja, who recently hit the spotlight after criticising Russia's leadership for implementing an internet ban across the country.
She also addressed how four years of war with Ukraine have battered the federation with rising food prices, higher taxes, and
inflation.
Zyuganov said that these are issues that have been discussed in parliament for a long time, but the government is not paying attention to them.
Although Zyuganov's party, the second largest in parliament, is the main successor to the Soviet Communist Party, it has long backed Putin and his core policies, offering carefully-calibrated criticism of the ruling United Russia party.
He urgently warned that failure to adopt new policies immediately would trigger an economic collapse comparable to the 1917 communist revolution, leading to widespread chaos and mass uprisings across the country.
Zyuganov was careful not to blame Putin personally, appearing to take aim instead at the government, the central bank, and the ruling party, whose ratings are under pressure according to state opinion polls.
Zyuganov was careful not to blame Putin personally, appearing to take aim instead at the government
Comment: Wonder why ?
Russia's Communist Party leader claimed that the government preferred to listen to 'influencers from Monaco' rather than to the concerns of its own citizens.
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