Alexander Dugin shared a veiled threat to Vladimir Putin that hinted he could be replaced.
A leading ally of Vladimir Putin has openly criticized the president and issued a veiled „king of the rains“ warning after Russia’s retreat from Kherson.
Posting on Telegram, Ultranationalist Alexander Dugin, known as „Putin’s Brain,“ called the Russian president an autocrat with ultimate power over the war as he accused him of „surrendering“ the city on November 12.
He said that the retreat undermines Russian ideology by failing to defend „Russian cities.“
On 30 September President Putin formally annexed four Ukrainian provinces, including the southern Kherson region, into Russia.
Pro-war Dugin, whose daughter was killed in a Moscow car explosion earlier this year, said an autocrat has a responsibility to save his nation all by himself or face the fate of the „king of the rains,“ according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
The ISW added: „Dugin also noted that the autocrat cannot repair this deviation from ideology merely with public appearances, noting that ‚the authorities in Russia cannot surrender anything else‘ and that ‚the limit has been reached.
