The fear of a new “riot era” haunts the Kremlin. As sources in Reuters reveal, Russian President Vladimir Putin fears that the mass returns of the soldiers from the war to Ukraine will destabilize the country and lead to an increase in crime. The scenario that concerns him strongly is the repetition of the 1990s, when the Afghanistan veterans, without prospects, ended up being organized into gangs. The problem, according to analysts, is already visible. A huge number, between 120,000 and 180,000, prisoners from Russian prisons have been sent to the front. Some of them have already returned, committing serious crimes and scattering terror. In addition to the psychological trauma and the criminal past, Vladimir Putin’s fears also have a financial background. The huge difference between wages of war and the income of peaceful life is expected to create a wave of dissatisfaction. Putin’s concern about the threat in his political system has already been confirmed. The rebellion of Jubeny Prigozin […]
Source: News Beast
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