Kreml-Loyalist wendet sich gegen Putin, während die Russen des Krieges müde werden

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A longtime pro-Kremlin activist known for attacks on Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny lashed out at Vladimir Putin, the latest sign of fatigue with the war on Ukraine. 

In a series of posts on Telegram, Ilya Remeslo called Putin an illegitimate president and urged him to step down. He alleged the war was “destroying the country” and risked a repeat of the 1917 chaos in Russia. 

He previously made a name for himself filing complaints against Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition leader, who died in a Russian prison in 2024. He accused Navalny and his organizations of legal violations and sought to have their activities restricted in Russia.

Remeslo’s posts to his more than 100,000 followers on Telegram represent a rare reversal for a public figure who built his profile attacking the Kremlin’s opponents. Even if isolated, the criticism suggests support for the war is beginning to erode within some parts of Russia’s traditionally loyal political fringe. 

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So folks here who have more experience than me on Kremlin politics, help me here. Isn’t this all a performance to give the illusion that dissent is tolerated and use it to basically blame everyone surrounding Putin except for Putin himself? Nazis did the same at some point.