by Guest » Thu Apr 26, 2018 10:15 am
"Putin might fear that the Russian people might copy the Armenian people's example and hold massive anti-Putin protests, and then have army soldiers join the protests. If that every happened in Russia, the outcome would be much bloodier than in Armenia."
Putin has created huge networks of loyalists to recruit and train thousands of football hooligans ready to act as shock troops against any color revolutions. If the middle class urbanites do take to the streets and attempt a color revolution in Russia, the carnage would be incredible.
The Russian army is still in shambles. There are elite units which are probably loyal to Putin, but the average Russian soldier is poorly trained and equipped. One wild card is the high percentage of non-ethnic Russians in the Russian army. With collapsing demographics, rampant alcoholism, endemic drug abuse, and drug and alcohol related birth defects among Russian youth, the Russian army has been forced to draft huge numbers of non-Russians. That one factor could lead to internal conflict.
Putin has created scores of paramilitary gangs (biker gangs, football hooligans, skinheads, and even mercenaries) to protect him. Think of these groups as a set of rings around him. Putin also uses the quisling Chechens (a small minority of Chechens as virtually all Chechens HATE Putin and the Russians) as a Praetorian Guard. All of this is extremely risky in the best of times, but in a serious crunch, I have my doubts. I think the bikers and football hooligans are good for only 1 -2 days, then they will melt away. The army special forces (paratroopers) might defend Putin, ot they might not. I don't see any Russian generals with any graivtas, except for the war criminals (I'm serious). They would never be allowed to rule Russia. The Chechens in the ranks are waiting for a chance at revenge against not only Putin, but also their quisling Chechen commanders The Chechens will attack Putin at the most crucial moment and Putin will either be killed or hold up in a bunker.
Putin is in real trouble, and he knows it.
[i]"Putin might fear that the Russian people might copy the Armenian people's example and hold massive anti-Putin protests, and then have army soldiers join the protests. If that every happened in Russia, the outcome would be much bloodier than in Armenia."[/i]
Putin has created huge networks of loyalists to recruit and train thousands of football hooligans ready to act as shock troops against any color revolutions. If the middle class urbanites do take to the streets and attempt a color revolution in Russia, the carnage would be incredible.
The Russian army is still in shambles. There are elite units which are probably loyal to Putin, but the average Russian soldier is poorly trained and equipped. One wild card is the high percentage of non-ethnic Russians in the Russian army. With collapsing demographics, rampant alcoholism, endemic drug abuse, and drug and alcohol related birth defects among Russian youth, the Russian army has been forced to draft huge numbers of non-Russians. That one factor could lead to internal conflict.
Putin has created scores of paramilitary gangs (biker gangs, football hooligans, skinheads, and even mercenaries) to protect him. Think of these groups as a set of rings around him. Putin also uses the quisling Chechens (a small minority of Chechens as virtually all Chechens HATE Putin and the Russians) as a Praetorian Guard. All of this is extremely risky in the best of times, but in a serious crunch, I have my doubts. I think the bikers and football hooligans are good for only 1 -2 days, then they will melt away. The army special forces (paratroopers) might defend Putin, ot they might not. I don't see any Russian generals with any graivtas, except for the war criminals (I'm serious). They would never be allowed to rule Russia. The Chechens in the ranks are waiting for a chance at revenge against not only Putin, but also their quisling Chechen commanders The Chechens will attack Putin at the most crucial moment and Putin will either be killed or hold up in a bunker.
Putin is in real trouble, and he knows it.