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Within hours, Russian power wavered. This is the first time since he came to power in 2000 that Vladimir Putin has been so challenged. Does he come out weakened? Response elements.
Vladimir Putin, the man who has embodied the stability of power in Russia for 24 years, has he lost his credibility on Saturday June 24? When Evgeni Prigozhin and his men take the city of Rostov (Russia) without firing a shot, then goes back upnt at full speed towards Moscow, the Russian army does not respond. Yet no one defected. “They all had wait-and-see positions. Some recalled their fidelity and loyalty (…) we are more in confusion than in the beginning of a questioning of its power”, says Sylvie bermanformer French Ambassador to Russia.
Opinion shared in the population
In the population, opinions are divided. “Of course it was scary (…) Putin is a strong president,” says a resident. “Putin’s power will go down, that’s for sure”contradicts another resident. The other sign of weakening is that the negotiations were led by a smaller, weaker country linked to Russia, Belarus.
Bmany specialists feart that he cleans up around him. “He will take the opportunity to toughen his domestic policyand will take revenge on Ukraine to restore its image”, explains Olivier Védrine, political scientist. Sunday, June 25, Vladimir Putin had still not reappeared.