The news is buzzing after Lavrov went missing from a Kremlin meeting and the G20 delegation
But most people donât know that over the last 2 years, and in recent weeks, Generals were fired or arrested, Putinâs inner circle was purged, and oligarchs continue to flee or mysteriously fall out of a window.
Artem Dikarev, aka âThe Russian Dudeâ, says Russiaâs economy is beginning to crack, and even Putinâs closest allies are terrified.
We cover:
â˘â â Why Russiaâs internal purges are exploding again
â˘â â The friction between the FSB and the army
â˘â â Why the National Guard is arming tanks to defend Moscow
â˘â â How Lavrovâs mysterious disappearance set off new rumors inside the Kremlin
â˘â â And why Putinâs biggest threat isnât Ukraine, itâs his own people
Artem says Putin has built a system that survives on fear and silence.
But when fear turns inward, collapse always follows.
00:00:24 - Almost every single Russian knows somebody who knows somebody who died in the war
00:00:56 - It's very hard to speak against Putin. He has always been paranoid, and now it's just more than ever
00:04:21 - As soon as they start showing protest, people going to start thinking we are not alone
00:11:50 - The most dangerous part for Putin is not that he can lose, itâs the people, because theyâre the ones who can take him out of power
00:07:08 - Not a single friend openly supports the war anymore
00:19:04 - As soon as Prigozhin was two or three hundred kilometers away from Moscow, the entire Kremlin pretty much was empty
00:21:09 - It is a wartime economy. It can only survive and last for as long as there is war going on, loyalty means almost nothing inside the Kremlin walls.
00:30:15 - As long as you act like a clown, youâre no longer a threat to Putin
00:40:04 - Maybe something is happening. Some smaller generals feel unsatisfied.
00:46:00 - Dikarev: "I focus on saving the reputation of Russians in front of the world."
00:48:00 - Dikarev: "I donât want the aggressors to win. I donât want Ukraine to lose. I just donât want Russia to lose."
00:58:08 - Now China and India can dictate the rules to Russian oil prices
01:01:04 - Prices in stores are already in yuan. Restaurants have Chinese signs first, then Russian
01:00:12 - Putin will do everything possible to find new customers


