'We ask you to relieve yourself of your post': Kremlin officials have begun a mutiny against Vlad

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Vladimir Putin

Halfway through his invasion of Ukraine's sixth bloody month, Russian President Vladimir Putin's grip on power in Moscow is imploding as scores of Kremlin officials are calling upon the 69-year-old autocrat to quit.

Putin had anticipated his February 24th "special military operation" to be a cakewalk through the Russian-controlled East into the Ukrainian capitol of Kyiv. But with the aid of a Western coalition led by the United States, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's unshatterable resistance campaign has decimated Putin's combat forces and depleted his military's offensive capabilities.

Casualties have climbed into the tens of thousands. Numerous allegations of genocide committed against Ukrainian civilians have flooded international watchdog organizations. The global economy has suffered major setbacks. Europe quivers on the brink of potentially multiple atomic disasters. And Moscow's finest are either bogged down or on the run.

On Saturday, The Daily Beast reported that "just one day after several municipal deputies in Putin’s hometown of St. Petersburg called on the State Duma to try the Russian leader for treason, their colleagues in Moscow joined in and demanded he steps down because his views are 'hopelessly outdated.'"

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/we-ask-you-to-relieve-yourself-of-your-post-kremlin-officials-have-begun-a-mutiny-against-vladimir-putin/ar-AA11HTuq

[Botany]

1. This what winning looks like.

3 to 4 days ago in the Kharkiv region.

Thanx to DUer Irish Dem
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[Evolve Dammit]

38. This one picture is so heartwarming. Thanks! The appreciation, love and mutual respect for a fight

many thought impossible. Thanks again.

[Srkdqltr]

2. Will the next leader be worse? Too soon to know.

[onetexan]

37. They need to free Alexei Navalny & let the russian ppl elect him.

[sakabatou]

3. Who wants to bet he'll try and dissolve the Duma?

[treestar]

4. They have to ask him this?

No impeachment-type process?

[Chainfire]

5. The Russians have a tradition of a different way of firing failed leaders. They use real fire.

[sop]

7. Or a convenient window on an upper storey.

[PlutosHeart]

22. Poisons as well.

Will this be a twofer? Orange man and him?
That would be truly something.

[EYESORE 9001]

6. Thanks, oligarchs

You wanted a clone of Pinochet to run roughshod over the Russian people, but your butt boy morphed into a half-assed Hitler and all-around enemy of humanity.

[Grins]

25. Unlike today's GOP and Trump. NM

[Turbineguy]

8. What if it should turn out

that Putin invaded based on intelligence provided by trump?

But then, because trump was already a known national security risk, the intel provided him was false?

[intrepidity]

13. Not far-fetched imho

Just add piles of more corpses onto Donald's tally. What a piece of human garbage. Wish I believed in Hell.

[Joinfortmill]

24. Interesting, indeed.

[Cosmocat]

32. Oh, God

Now some troll is going to read this, feed it to some right wing propagandist and next thing you know they will be claiming the moron purposefully fed him the info to fail and take him out, and say this was his master plan all along and not only should he not be charged for having classified documents but he should be given the Medal of Honor.

[sop]

41. Millions of MAGA fools will buy that.

[Cosmocat]

43. Right?

nm

[mn9driver]

9. I'm guessing that defenestration is going to become a leading cause of death among these folks.

[FakeNoose]

10. "Pretty please Pootie, maybe you should step down now?"

The Russian generals are going to be falling out of buildings soon.

[lpbk2713]

11. Meanwhile ...

Those same Kremlin officials are staying away from high-rise buildings.

[3Hotdogs]

18. --- and sales of tea have remarkably declined.

[yellowcanine]

12. Vlad better stay away from 5th story windows.

Just sayin'.

[burrowowl]

14. Could be, could be good advice.

[calimary]

15. I'd guess they're gonna have to do more than ask.

[ToxMarz]

20. Probably have to do the ask first for appearances.

So they can say they tried it the easy way, maybe to guage support. No doubt they know what will have to be done.

[ShazzieB]

27. Exactly.

"Vlad, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. Your choice!"

I'm sure they had it all planned out before they said a word to him. Considering that he's evidently already at death's door, he may not care if they bump him off. He might see that as preferable to admitting he made a huge, costly mistake. In which case, I hope they don't wait too long.

[Lucinda]

16. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️

[KentuckyWoman]

17. He's only 69?

Wow he looks AWFUL. He can't be in good health.

[ShazzieB]

29. Rumors of his ill health abound.

Everything from "he's not well" to "he's circling the drain." (Google putin health to see what I mean.)

If he's as far gone as some say, he may be past being able to make rational decisions about Ukraine or anything else.

[KentuckyWoman]

30. Generally, I don't wish the eternal dirt nap on anyone.

And while I don't exactly wish it on him, I think we all understand the world might be a better place without him in it.
My guess is Russia has more than a few who could take the same trip and leave Russia better off.

[Evolve Dammit]

34. "dirt nap" Never heard that one! In this case, I'm all for it. So are many Russians I believe.

[Traildogbob]

19. 10th floor window exit

With a farewell serving of tea. Seasoned with Ukraine nuclear plant sweetener. Now let’s live up to our cleaning house of assholes appointed to be in charge and end trump. In the same manner.

[Jarqui]

21. It's not over for Putin yet

Russian officials summoned by police after calling for Putin’s impeachment
https://www.siasat.com/russian-officials-summoned-by-police-after-calling-for-putins-impeachment-2409989/

Two weeks ago
Ex-Russian mayor and Putin critic arrested for slamming Ukraine war
https://nypost.com/2022/08/24/ex-russian-mayor-and-putin-critic-arrested-for-blasting-ukraine-war/

And then there are the unruly oligarchs trying to learn to fly from windows ...

A list of oligarchs and Putin critics found dead since Ukraine war
https://www.euronews.com/2022/09/03/accidental-defenestration-and-murder-suicides-too-common-among-russian-oligarchs-and-putin

Just get me the Pee Pee tape !!

[Joinfortmill]

23. Go Ukraine!!

[Warpy]

26. "Inside Russia" noticed a few signs around the edges a week or so ago

and likened it to an erupting volcano under the placid lake surface the Kremlin tries to present.

[Samrob]

28. Trump must be crying about now. Putin too busy to bail him out of his problems.

[calimary]

31. "Things fall apart..."

For you, TOO, Vladdy-boy.

I sure hope it does. But he’s been a survivor and an extremely shrewd and devious calculator and maneuverer. He’s had years to perfect this far more under-the-radar offensive, AND establishment of IMAGE.

It’s the IMAGE-thing. It helps underscore the narrative that a V.I.P. would want to project, visually. So you have a picture illustrating what is being messaged verbally.

Maybe it’s kinda along the lines of what all those positive-thinking advisors talk about - like picturing or visualizing what you want to make it happen or otherwise manifest it in real life. Just made me think about the noises we’re starting to hear in reports now coming from over there that Putin’s on the way out. Certainly could be wishful thinking put out in public. But if you start hearing that from more and more sources, from gossip to established publications and news reports, after awhile it starts to take on an air of possibility. Then, probability. And ultimately, assumed near-certainty. It’s an expansion of perception onto a larger scale.

Meh - just bloviating here but that’s how it strikes me right now. I’m fascinated by perception management.

[Paper Roses]

33. May I suggest that Vlad and his orange buddy find some deserted island?

They could chew the breeze about the good old days. Be gone you witches. Sure beats tea and bullets or high windows. OR a lifetime in jail. What a curse on humanity both of them are. As we face real problems in the world, it goes beyond me why these two get away with murder and mayhem.

[Sneederbunk]

35. Putin's table begins to get smaller.

[tblue37]

36. If he were a dog, they could ask him to relieve himself on his post.

[grantcart]

39. Putin's puppet in Chechnya criticizes Putin.

Why would Kadyrov speak out against Putin's leadership in Ukraine? Chechnya sent troops to fight and Putin wants hime to send more to reinforce Russian troops in the South.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/11/putin-loyalist-kadyrov-criticises-russian-armys-performance-over-ukraine-retreat

Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-appointed leader of Chechnya, has criticised the Russian army’s leadership after it appeared to be caught off guard by Ukraine’s fightback against the Russian invasion in the north-east.

In a sign that the Kremlin may face serious fallout over the loss of territory that the Russian occupation administrations had repeatedly stated they planned to keep “for ever”, Kadyrov also suggested that Vladimir Putin might not be aware of the real state of affairs.

“They have made mistakes and I think they will draw the necessary conclusions,” Kadyrov said in an audio message posted to his Telegram channel on Sunday.

“If today or tomorrow no changes in strategy are made, I will be forced to speak with the leadership of the defence ministry and the leadership of the country to explain the real situation on the ground to them. It’s a very interesting situation. It’s astounding, I would say,” said Kadyrov, a former rebel turned Kremlin ally who rules Chechnya – a Russian republic in the Caucasus – with an iron fist and has a paramilitary force at his command.

[Raine]

40. 🌻💙🇺🇦 Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦💛🌻 nt

[sop]

42. Thanks, Joe.