Igor Sushko
@igorsushko
#RUSSIA: Two connected rumors - 1) Putin is starting silent mobilization. Notices are being handed out to conscript in public places in Moscow. 2) Central Bank Governor
#Nabiullina submitted her resignation. Nabiullina's condition from start was no mobilization or she resigns.
Russian Telegram channels are freaking out, writing that starting at midnight Sep 21st (5 hours from now) men ages 18-65 will be prohibited from leaving Russia.
If the rumor that Nabiullina submitted her resignation to Putin is true, I'd think it's unlikely Putin will accept it.
Russian Stock Market Index on MOEX crashed nearly 10% on September 20th.
View: https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1572261539607871489?s=20
Viktor Sobolev, member of the Russian Duma (Parliament) Defense Committee, has adamantly denied rumors of mobilization.
JUST IN: Jake Sullivan, National Security Advisor to President Biden: Putin is preparing to potential mobilization measures.
View: https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1572269851347136519?s=20
Putin planned to make a speech around 8pm tonight local time Moscow. Let's see if the plan got scrapped.
UPDATE: Putin's speech is being "delayed."
Putin and Shoigu's planned speeches to the nation are already over an hour late. This silence seems ominous for Putin. One can dream.... Unfortunately, #1 coup candidate is
#Patrushev.
Putin's press secretary
#Peskov has gone radio silent despite being inundated by questions from Russian press. Anxiety in Russia right now is palpable.
Fascist Putin's big speech has been rescheduled for tomorrow, September 21st.
No one in the Russian press / politics so far can recall a single instance of Putin canceling his own officially pre-announced speech.
10:46 AM · Sep 20, 2022·
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