Putin Goes Off Script: Kremlin Obliterates 'Siloviki'. Loyalty Means Nothing. Elite on the Run - The Russian Dude

Putin’s inner circle is collapsing from within as loyalty no longer guarantees survival in Moscow. The Kremlin has unleashed a wave of purges inside its own power structure, targeting siloviki, prosecutors, and even long-time allies like Dmitry Kozak. This isn’t the usual crackdown on opposition—it’s Russia devouring itself. Igor Krasnov, once the regime’s most feared prosecutor, has been moved to the Supreme Court in what looks like a promotion but functions as political exile. His transfer signals the merger of Russia’s prosecution and judiciary—a total collapse of legal independence under Putin’s rule. Behind the scenes, property seizures, arrests, and forced resignations are spreading like wildfire, turning the law into the Kremlin’s deadliest weapon.

Meanwhile, propaganda mouthpieces like Vladimir Solovyov are openly attacking Kozak, one of Putin’s oldest confidants, hinting at “treason” for opposing the Ukraine invasion. Such a public humiliation is unprecedented—it marks the beginning of a new phase where even the regime’s architects are being sacrificed to feed the war machine. The siloviki, once untouchable, are now the hunted.

This episode dives into the brutal reshuffle tearing apart Russia’s law-enforcement elite, the rise of “Dekulakization 2.0,” and the psychological implosion inside Putin’s palace. The Kremlin’s paranoia has reached the point of no return, where fear replaces loyalty and survival depends on destroying the next man in line.