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Many in Russia's elite no longer believe Putin can win the Ukraine war, report says: 'The best they hope for is that Russia will lose without humiliation'
Story by [email protected] (Tom Porter) • 3h agoRussian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Russian government via teleconference in Moscow on March 10, 2022. MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images© MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images
- Members of the Russian elite are turning against the Ukraine war, Bloomberg reported.
- They best they can hope for is losing without humiliation, the report said.
- However Putin shows no sign of wanting to end the conflict, it said.
The best they can hope for is a "frozen" conflict or a loss in which Russia isn't humilated, the report said.
Despite this deepening gloom, Putin shows no sign of wishing to end the war, according to Bloomberg.
The outlet cited seven people with knowledge of the situation who asked not to be identified given the seriousness of the issues.
It said that many in the upper echelons of Russian politics and business are tired of the war and want it to end.
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A few days ago, Prigozhin predicted ultranationalists would rise up against Putin because of his poor management of the war within a few months, and now this seems to confirm it. Will Putin mysteriously tumble out of a window to his death or "accidentally" take too much blood thinner and stroke out?