"Time Time" began: how Putin changed after the start of the Kursk Operation - The Hill

The former Reuters News correspondent in Russia wrote this in the article for The Hill in Russia. According to him, nuclear threats and "space" about confrontation with the West no longer sound from Putin's mouth. "The character transformation can reflect the accumulated psychological effects of losing in a long and senseless war," Cooper wrote. According to him, a person who confidently launched a full -scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 is gone. The expert noted that the Kremlin is under pressure.

Yes, the key interest rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation is already 18% and continues to increase. In this case, the level of inflation increases. The growth of the GDP caused by war and large infrastructure projects will help to partially facilitate shock. However, they do not change the effect of sanctions and reduce the reserves of the central bank.

In addition, according to the material, the level of violent dissent in Russia will increase in view of the disproportionate number of representatives of non -Slavic minorities who die as a result of "meat assaults" in Ukraine. The Kremlin is already forced to treat the military with fear. Especially after the rebellion of the head of the Wagner PEC Yevgeny Prigogine. Cooper writes that the success of the Armed Forces in the Kursk region has undermined the moral spirit of the army.

According to various estimates, more than 600,000 Russians were killed and injured in the war with Ukraine. All their efforts did not bring anything but the destruction of most of the Donbass. The expert believes that the Russian Federation needs more troops if he wants to regain control of part of the Kursk region. However, this will need to carry out a new mobilization or send soldiers of conscript service. It is obvious to the Kremlin's leadership that the time of turmoil has begun.