Putin is terribly afraid that he could be overthrown: who does the dictator trust?

What Putin is afraid of

As Eidman noted, Putin differs from other dictators in his lack of charisma, energy, and brightness. He doesn't know how to make powerful speeches. And most importantly, he never cleans his own environment. These people are always nearby, no matter what mistakes they make.

Russians love it when the tsar is good and the boyars are bad. The tsar must expel the boyars and organize show trials. Putin doesn't do this. He trusts only the boyars whom he has known for decades. Even from Soviet times. These are the only people he trusts,” Eidman said.

Accordingly, these people can literally do anything. For example, Shoigu, who clearly failed in a full-scale war against Ukraine, is still quietly in power. The same applies to the leaders of the Russian military-industrial complex, who promised “superweapons”, but did nothing of the kind.

Putin does not want to let new people into his circle. He is afraid that they will remove him from power.

Putin is weak. He relies on the new environment as a familiar “crutch”. He is afraid of new people around him; he's afraid they might catch him. Therefore, there will be no personnel revolution in Russia. And no killer from the war against Ukraine will replace Shoigu or the same Abramovich,” Eidman emphasized.

The situation in Russia: briefly

• On the evening of March 2, something happened in Russian Ingushetia. The local security forces tried to catch “bandits who belonged to a terrorist group.”
• Also in the Russian Yekaterinburg, an explosion suddenly occurred at an electrical substation. It supplied light to three defense enterprises of the occupiers. The Main Intelligence Directorate noted that the Russians continue to degrade their infrastructure.
• March 2 was also restless in St. Petersburg. There, fragments of the drone flew into one of the high-rise buildings.