Despite the monstrously heightened degree of tension between Russia and the Western collective, the Russian leader has yet to cross the all-important “red line” of our enemies.
This was said by economist Mikhail Khazin, according to the DEITA.RU news agency with reference to the “Moscow speaks” radio.
According to him, such an action is a full-scale purge of the ruling liberal elite in Russia. As the expert explained, many power groups, entrenched in the upper floors of the state administration, gained their power in the distant 90s.
Khazin said that even before assuming the post of President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin concluded a tacit contract with them, according to which he did not purge all representatives of the liberal elite from the apparatus of State. The Western establishment is following this closely, the expert noted.
The start of large-scale crackdowns on pro-Western liberals in Russia would mean to the West that Putin is crossing those same “red lines” behind which the United States and Europe will be ready to raise the bar even higher. escalation between centers of power,” Khazin explained.
“Putin can launch a broad purge of the ruling elite only in a situation when the situation in the country begins to turn critical,” the expert said.
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