Expert: Two Russian Regions Have Already Started The ‘Post-Putin’ Game

• 28.10.2023, 9:33

National elites quickly responded to rumors about the death of the head of the Kremlin.

Regional elites are preparing for the collapse of Russia, which could begin after the death of Kremlin head Vladimir Putin.

Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov announced the creation of two battalions named after the Chechen leaders who fought against Russian occupation. Everything indicates that he is preparing to give battle to the Moscow security officers.

Russian historian and politician Dmitry Chernyshevsky spoke about this on his YouTube blog.

He drew attention to the fact that against the backdrop of the story with the battalions, there was an acute conflict between Kadyrov and Tatarstan.

A Tatar deputy close to the head of the region criticized the minor son of the head of Chechnya, who publicly beat up a Russian.

This conflict was settled unexpectedly quickly, which, Chernyshevsky believes, should greatly strain Moscow.

“The elites of the national republics are preparing for a post-Putin future. Kadyrov creates battalions named after people who fought against Russian occupation, and in Tatarstan they raise topics that make the Kremlin flinch, because Tatarstan is 100 times more dangerous than Chechnya, because it has resources, there are united elites there. If Tatarstan decides to declare independence from Russia tomorrow, it will do so within two days. And Russia will not be able to resist this except with military force, and all military force is now in Ukraine. Chechnya has no money, the country is divided. But Kadyrov is clearly playing the post-Putin game. Why else would he need the Sheikh Mansur battalion? As soon as Putin is gone and the security officers try to eliminate Kadyrov, he will play the nationalist card and proclaim himself the defender of the Chechen people from the Russian occupiers. Here, the Sheikh Mansur battalion will be useful to him for the Third Chechen War... Perhaps the head of Chechnya will need an alliance with the Tatar elites, who are quite capable of providing him with funding,” explained the Russian historian.

He emphasized that this is a very alarming symptom for Moscow. It looks especially suspicious against the backdrop of persistent rumors of either a serious illness or the death of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

“If Putin is really dying, this all fits into the logic of preparing for the post-Putin future,” stated Chernyshevsky.