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Mounting economic hardship and growing public discontent could push Russia toward internal conflict, a senior Kremlin official has warned.

The stark message comes as inflation, war fatigue, and social divisions deepen across the country.

Alexander Kharichev, head of the Presidential Directorate for Monitoring and Analysing Social Processes, issued the warning in a state-run journal.

[...]

Military over social spending

Rising prices have hit ordinary Russians hard, with food costs climbing well above the national inflation rate. Businesses are struggling to stay afloat, and layoffs and bankruptcies loom large.

Despite the pressure, the Kremlin continues to prioritize military spending over social welfare.

At the same time, Russia’s workforce has been decimated by more than a million war casualties, mostly men of working age, worsening the long-term demographic decline and ageing population.

[...]

Kharichev warned of “fragmentation of society” and the “loss of Russia’s ability to fight for its survival.”

His analysis cited the growing erosion of public trust in government and widening rifts within Russian society.

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[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 minutes ago

Anyone hoping this means they stop funding scammers to trick Americans into voting against their best interests, too bad, that's one of their best revenue streams.

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 0 points 42 minutes ago

Russians ain't doing shit. The people are so sorry they accept anything and only export grief. Slavic extinction is the best thing for world stability.

[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

It's crazy how much it start to seem like Russia and the US are like 2 sides to the same coin. It's almost like a small minority of persons with highly lethal weapons give them some sort of complex that leads them to believe they can make decision for everybody else at the cost of other people's livelihood.

[–] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 6 points 4 hours ago

That would be pretty neat, which means it won't happen.

[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

Good. Die faster, Russia.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago
[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 11 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Why are you, Mr Kharichev, so interested in windows?

[–] Bazell@lemmy.zip 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Finally some clever words about reality. But I doubt that he will listen anyway.

[–] Grimtuck@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

He'll be seen in a gulag and then never seen again

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 hours ago (4 children)

I think Mr. Kharichev is about to get window'd.

[–] SippyCup@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 hours ago

Every once in a while a story like this gets published and it occupies the news cycle for a little bit. They always end up being nothing.

A few years ago Putin was reportedly on his death bed. Prior to that he had aggressive Parkinson's and would resign in 6 months.

I suspect this is just a smoke screen for something else.

[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] BanMe@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Onto a trampoline where he bounced back in, and was refenestrated.

And then they injected polonium in his veins, the end

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Indeed. If this happened it seems unwise - even if it was part of an essay suggesting doubling down on Putinist "family values". I don't recognise the source, though, and not much else comes up that I trust more on a search.

Edit: I found this. Maybe it's time to get my Russian practice in. The title does indeed read as described, at least.

[–] amos@mander.xyz 18 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Yes please. Something good for once. That country is the source of so much suffering in the world.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 15 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

According to Vlad Vexler, in Russian political/bureaucratic culture this is not to be understood as real analysis and more to be understood as functionaries pitching themselves as useful to Putin: https://youtu.be/ZJryUKULZ_E

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Love Vlad Vexler, he nailed almost everything since the war started. Russia is actually not that complex, it's just a very big gang really.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 9 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Putin and Trump, and their respective countries, have lots in common. It's almost like they're marching in lock-step.

[–] freebee@sh.itjust.works 7 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Yes. But trump isn't sending thousands of soldiers every week to die in the meat grinder... yet.

[–] paperazzi@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

He's working hard on catching up, no worries.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 hours ago

And he doesn't even have to invade. He will kill his own people using his minions.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 52 points 23 hours ago (4 children)

if russia is going to civil war, thier troll farms will be silent on social media for a while, thats a good thing.

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Sometimes I reminisce how real the internet was before the propaganda machines took over :(

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[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 35 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

So it’s a race, is it? USA! USA! USA!

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm sorry, I think they have a lead. You (?) can come up from behind and get ahead afterwards, though, like in the space race!

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

I do enjoying coming from behind.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 20 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

Wouldn't it be great if all the empires collapsed and everybody just like, learned their lesson?

[–] blinfabian@feddit.nl 19 points 17 hours ago

literally everyone when an empire collapses:

[–] _Nico198X_@europe.pub 7 points 19 hours ago

omg what a happy world if both the US and Russia balkanized.

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[–] fittedsyllabi@lemmy.world 8 points 19 hours ago
[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 14 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I've been hearing this for 2 years. How's Putin's cancer doing, by the way?

[–] _Nico198X_@europe.pub 8 points 19 hours ago

it was, and remains, a real consequential threat of Putin's course of action. but these things are rarely quick, until they begin.

[–] manuallybreathing@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 day ago

Sources: Reuters, BBC, AP, Express

This article is made and published by Jens Asbjørn Bogen, who may have used AI in the preparation

haha okayyyyy

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