The first prime minister of Vladimir Putin’s presidency believes his decree to partially mobilize the Russian population will ultimately lead to his ouster.
Mikhail Kasyanov told Newsweek that protests across the country would gather pace in the coming months because Putin’s decree will alienate him from those who had backed him until now.
Since the start of Putin’s full-scale invasion on February 24, the Kremlin had repeatedly assured the Russian population that its forces would only need professional troops to prevail. But now the conflict viewed on state television at home has taken on a new dynamic.
Growing protests against military mobilization in St Petersburg, Moscow, Yekaterinburg and many other Russian cities tonight.
Russians prefer watching the war on TV. Getting HIMARSed in person in Kherson isn’t attractive at all. pic.twitter.com/nmHbUad6wk
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) September 21, 2022
