Poisoning, sudden illness, accident: Russia’s elite is considering removing Putin

Russia’s elite is considering removing President Vladimir Putin through poisoning, sudden illness, and an accident. This was reported in the press service of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

A group of influential figures in opposition to Putin is forming among Russia’s business and political elite. Their goal is to remove Putin from power as soon as possible and restore economic ties with the West that were destroyed by the war in Ukraine.

Some members of Russia’s political elite see Alexander Bortnikov, the director of the FSB, as Putin’s successor, who has “recently fallen out of favor with the Russian dictator. The official reason for the disgrace of the head of the FSB – fatal miscalculations in the war against Ukraine, “- said in the intelligence.

It was Bortnikov and his department who were responsible for analyzing the mood of the Ukrainian population and the capacity of the Ukrainian army. It is known that Bortnikov and some other influential members of the Russian elite are considering various options for removing Putin from power. In particular, poisoning, sudden illness or other “accident” is not excluded. “It is possible that the recent” downpour “of the location of Chechen units in the north of Kyiv is connected with these processes,” the Defense Ministry’s GUR emphasizes.

“The information came from the Russian side. Probably, this is how the FSB leadership is trying to weaken Kadyrov’s influence. It may also be an attempt to establish cooperation with the Ukrainian authorities in advance, bypassing the current leadership of the Russian Federation, “the intelligence said.