Why repression in Russia? First, as the explosion in Kazan showed, its being picked apart. Secondly, de colonialization of Russia talk scares Putin
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Russia’s poor performance on the Ukrainian battlefield, and the growing belief that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threat shouldn’t be taken at face value, has emboldened Western analysts and Russian dissidents to publicly call for “decolonization” of Russia itself. They are referring here to the vast Russian Federation, the successor of the Soviet Union that consists of?83 federal entities, including 21 non-Slavic republics
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Considering how active Kremlin intelligence is, I am certain that each move in this direction gets put right on Vladimir Putin's desk.
He has it coming. But due to his mind set, there is only two outcomes as he sees it
A,. He either kills the EU and Ukraine, and enslaves the USA via another Puppet ruler as he perceived Donald Trump to be'
OR
B. His sham Russian Federation as it is presently constituted will come apart with him and his heirs dust in the wind
This second option, B, is very similar to the blow out which occurred in the trial of Nicolae and Elena Ceau?escu?was held on 25 December 1989 by an Exceptional Military Tribunal, a?drumhead court-martial ?created at the request of a newly formed group called the?National Salvation Front
Ten to one that Vladimir Putin knows all about Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu and how they died in 1989
I am certain it's on his mind
Mean while, as to the Kazan fire Putin certainly thinks Ukraine is involved
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Details about the fire in Kazan remained slim on Saturday afternoon. Russian officials have not named a likely cause of the fire, nor have they revealed if anyone was injured or killed in the blaze.
Russian officials, however, have denied that they have received reports of a fire despite media reports and video footage, according to local media InKazan.
According to the Russian news outlet, residents took to Telegram to report the explosions, which were described as a "loud bang." One resident wrote that the alleged explosions shook their residential complex.
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In a word, with this mind set, Putin views Russia as to be easily picked apart. He views himself and his inner circle as being in line for the same fate which hit the Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu Romanian power couple
So long as this "my way or the highway" thinking, repression in Russia and occupied Ukraine will go UP and UP
Its the sign of a terrified autocrat whom thinks he is headed for the chopping block
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The West Is Preparing for Russia’s Disintegration
Amid war in Ukraine, some strategists are setting their eyes on the “decolonization” of Russia itself.
By?Anchal Vohra , a Brussels-based columnist for?Foreign Policy?who writes about Europe, the Middle East and South Asia.?FP subscribers can now receive alerts when new stories written by this author are published.?Subscribe now ?|?Sign in
APRIL 17, 2023, 4:44 AM
Russia’s poor performance on the Ukrainian battlefield, and the growing belief that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threat shouldn’t be taken at face value, has emboldened Western analysts and Russian dissidents to publicly call for “decolonization” of Russia itself. They are referring here to the vast Russian Federation, the successor of the Soviet Union that consists of?83 federal entities, including 21 non-Slavic republics.?
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Where will this go ? See this
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Fire Breaks Out at Russian Tank Training Ground After Explosions: Reports
Story by Andrew Stanton???Saturday
Afire broke out at a Russian tank training ground following reports of explosions in the city of Kazan on Saturday, according to local media reports.
Above, an image shows flames rise from a structure in Druzhkivka, Ukraine on June 20, 2022. On Saturday, reports emerged of a fire at a tank training site in Kazan, Russia.
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The explosions were heard in the southern area of Kazan, a city of more than 1 million people located about 447 miles east of Moscow, according to The Kyiv Independent, an English-language Ukrainian news outlet. The explosions were heard near a site used for tank training amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
The "special military operation" of Ukraine was ordered by Russian President?Vladimir Putin ?last February. The Russian leader initially hoped for a quick victory against Ukraine, but after more than a year of fighting, Russia continues to struggle to make progress. Now, Ukraine appears to be preparing for a potential spring counteroffensive in an effort to reclaim more occupied territory.
Details about the fire in Kazan remained slim on Saturday afternoon. Russian officials have not named a likely cause of the fire, nor have they revealed if anyone was injured or killed in the blaze.
Russian officials, however, have denied that they have received reports of a fire despite media reports and video footage, according to local media InKazan.
According to the Russian news outlet, residents took to Telegram to report the explosions, which were described as a "loud bang." One resident wrote that the alleged explosions shook their residential complex.
Video footage showing a tower of smoke in Kazan emerged on social media on Saturday morning.
Related video:?Ukraine strikes deep in Russian-held territory?(Reuters)
had badly damaged his forces.
"Residents of #Kazan are reporting a powerful explosion near the tank range. Local authorities deny everything as usual," tweeted Belarusian news outlet NEXTA.
Local authorities said in October ?that some residents ordered to fight in Ukraine were sent to Kazan following Putin's announcement of a partial mobilization of troops. The order was made amid Ukraine's counteroffensive in late summer 2022, which saw it retake thousands of square miles of occupied territory.
While a cause has not been determined in the latest fire, several blazes have broken out in Russia since the start of the Ukraine war.
Last month, a?fire started at a factory ?that manufactures equipment, including Topol-M nuclear missile launchers, for the?Russian military . Local authorities said seven people were rescued from the building.
Earlier that week, an anti-Putin partisan movement called Black Bridge?claimed responsibility ?for a fire at a building used by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don near the Ukraine border. At least four people were killed and five were injured in the fire.
And last December, an army site near the Kremlin in Moscow?also caught fire .
Newsweek?reached out to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for comment via email.
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Andrew Beckwith, PhD