Since Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine four years ago, Vladimir Putin has made an unspoken pact with his people. The war may continue but life for everyday Russians – especially in big cities – will continue as normal.
But now, as a Russian affairs reporter pjotr sawyer Let us tell you, that treaty is being tested to its limits. The economy is stagnating, more than half a million people have died in Ukraine and, in an attempt to further control, access to the Internet has been curtailed. Muscovites have to use paper maps to move around and walkie-talkies to communicate.
Amidst all this he tells Helen PiddThere are increasing reports of the President’s increasing isolation and paranoia. Barely seen in public, Putin’s nickname has become increasingly popular: “Grandfather in the bunker”.
Is Putin – who has been more or less in charge of Russia for the last 26 years – losing his grip?
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