no, putin has a long track record of extrajudicial murder for domestic political aims. the murder extends to both people who are overtly hostile to him, as well as people who in western public perception should be on his side, but whose continued ability to draw breath apparently no longer meets his needs.
Rabid nationalists to putin’s right may appear to be putin’s natural allies, but it is not so. he wants the nationalists to have no choice but to support him. he doesn’t want ultra-nationalists who would force him to move further to the right then he feels to be convenient by threatening to fragment his own support base.
So Dugin’s public death at the hands of the enemy Putin is leading russia to fight certainly seem like the best and most useful outcome for Putin
Rabid nationalists to putin’s right may appear to be putin’s natural allies, but it is not so. he wants the nationalists to have no choice but to support him. he doesn’t want ultra-nationalists who would force him to move further to the right then he feels to be convenient by threatening to fragment his own support base.
So Dugin’s public death at the hands of the enemy Putin is leading russia to fight certainly seem like the best and most useful outcome for Putin
