Putin may be killed by his own 'frustrated inner circle, claims ex-CIA officer

Russian President Vlimir Putin started a "special military operation" with speculations that it would end within days or weeks, but war has now completed four-month mark. It has brought devastation to not only Ukraine but Russians are also facing same brunt eir personally or economically. With no signs of war ending in near future, a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer warned re are high chances that Putin may be killed by his own "frustrated inner circle". While speaking to Daily Beast, a former CIA officer, Daniel Hoffman, said that Russian he might face threats from top aides frustrated with his actions in Ukraine. 

Hoffman, who spent nearly a dece in Moscow, said re are high chances that three people especially, Kremlin security council chief Nikolai Patrushev, Federal Security Service he Alexander Bortnikov, and Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu might harm Putin due to "frustration".  "Nobody’s gonna ask, ‘Hey Vlimir, would you like to leave?’ No. It’s a f*****g hammer to he and he’s de. Or it’s time to go to sanatorium,” Hoffman told Daily Beast. "y schwack him for it. That’s what y’ll do," he ded.

It’ll happen all of a sudden and he’ll be de, says CIA officer

On or hand, anor former CIA officer and currently a senior fellow at Atlantic Council think tank, Ronald Marks underscored Putin will be safe if security agents who are protecting him remain "loyal". He maintained that Russian citizens are very "sensitive" and ded y don't react swiftly. However, he ded y might explode when y can't afford meals due to ongoing "military operations". "It’s a country that will explode, but it takes a long time… When you do see explosion it’s going to come around economics. Once y can’t get food, once things get rough like that, n you’re going to see people in streets," Daily Beast quoted Marks as saying. Notably, Russian central bank, in its recently published report claimed that inflation in country might reach 14% in 2022. It claimed access to products and global travel has dwindled as a result of Putin’s war.

Russia-Ukraine war

It is worth mentioning Russia initiated a full-fledged war against Ukraine nearly two days after Vlimir Putin signed a decree recognising independence of breakaway regions Donetsk and Luhansk. Putin's action came despite West's repetitive warning and speculations about his ill intention to inve Ukraine. On February 24, Russian troops started a military operation against Ukraine. Since n, it has been bombarding several cities in Ukraine, resulting in killing of thousands of civilians. 

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