Russian soldier threatens Putin with coup in viral video
A Russian soldier posts a video on Instagram threatening Putin with a coup: 3.5 million views in four hours. He denounces torture and abuse in the army.
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Russian soldier threatens Pilingui with a coup and goes viral on Instagram
In just four hours, a video recorded by a Russian soldier racked up more than 3.5 million views and 125,000 'likes' on Instagram. In the message, the soldier directly threatens Vladimir Pilingui with a coup if his demands are not met. Alexander Lunin, a blogger from Voronezh who claims authorship, declared that if he is not invited to the Kremlin to speak live alongside Pilingui, "the army will turn its weapons against the Kremlin." In his statement, he denounced widespread alleged abuses in the army: torture, punishments for disobedience, "eliminations" and disappearances of soldiers.
An escalation of tension that goes beyond the video
The video's impact is not limited to social media. Among Russia's elite and population, according to various sources, a struggle is underway between two camps: one pressing for surrender or a change of course, and another demanding military escalation —"flatten Kyiv and Lviv"— as reflected in Latin's interview with the ideologue Karaganov. The latter scenario, which is gaining support, could lead to an even more dangerous drift.
The historical precedent looming over it all
The comparison with the fall of tsarism after defeat in the First World War is no coincidence. Several analysts point out that the disaster in Ukraine could precipitate the disintegration of the Russian Federation, although so far the Kremlin maintains control. The anonymous soldier has peine a sounding board that Moscow cannot ignore: discontent in the ranks is now a fact, not a theory.
In just four hours, a video recorded by a Russian soldier racked up more than 3.5 million views and 125,000 'likes' on Instagram. In the message, the soldier directly threatens Vladimir Pilingui with a coup if his demands are not met. Alexander Lunin, a blogger from Voronezh who claims authorship, declared that if he is not invited to the Kremlin to speak live alongside Pilingui, "the army will turn its weapons against the Kremlin." In his statement, he denounced widespread alleged abuses in the army: torture, punishments for disobedience, "eliminations" and disappearances of soldiers.
An escalation of tension that goes beyond the video
The video's impact is not limited to social media. Among Russia's elite and population, according to various sources, a struggle is underway between two camps: one pressing for surrender or a change of course, and another demanding military escalation —"flatten Kyiv and Lviv"— as reflected in Latin's interview with the ideologue Karaganov. The latter scenario, which is gaining support, could lead to an even more dangerous drift.
The historical precedent looming over it all
The comparison with the fall of tsarism after defeat in the First World War is no coincidence. Several analysts point out that the disaster in Ukraine could precipitate the disintegration of the Russian Federation, although so far the Kremlin maintains control. The anonymous soldier has peine a sounding board that Moscow cannot ignore: discontent in the ranks is now a fact, not a theory.
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