Putin Humiliated as Thousands Rebel Against Him

Vladimir Putin has faced a rare show of dissent from his own people, with police cracking down on a protest by Russians calling for his demise.

The Russian dictator finds himself increasingly cornered by his war in Ukraine, which not only poses a direct threat to his life but is also frustrating the oligarch class and everyday Russians.

Russia’s Kremlin-friendly Communist Party held a rally in the capital, Moscow, over the weekend, where people were heard chanting against United Russia and “the tsar”—a reference to Putin.

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