Sweden's intelligence chief says Russia won't change after Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin (photo: Getty Images)
Hopes that Russia's policies will change dramatically after the fall of Vladimir Putin's regime are in vain. The root of the problem is not the leader alone, Swedish military intelligence chief Thomas Nilsson said, according to Bloomberg.
"Russia has chosen its path, and there is no way back. We are in a strategic confrontation that is deep, structural and enduring — we can't wish that away," the head of Swedish military intelligence stressed.
Thomas Nilsson also noted that Russia's economy is facing very serious problems. However, Putin's inner circle is doing everything possible to hide the truth from the population.
In fact, Russians are not even aware of the real scale of the crisis they are sinking into because of the war against Ukraine.
Although the situation in the aggressor country is deteriorating rapidly, there are still no signs of the collapse of Putin's regime. One of the reasons is that the Kremlin managed to eliminate a strong political opposition in time.
"There is no one capable of channeling public dissatisfaction into a political alternative," Thomas Nilsson said.
However, there is another major problem. The fact is that the Russian population itself does not seek change. Many people in the aggressor country not only share Putin's imperial ambitions but will continue to support them even after his downfall.
Moscow is once again warning Russians about attacks by NATO and Ukraine.
It also became known that Putin has set a new "deadline" for the capture of Donbas. However, Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that this is not the Russian president's final demand.
In addition, Lithuania responded to rumors about a possible Russian invasion in the near future.
