Ukrainian official says Putin regime is bankrupt, about to collapse

BerlincDirOverride:> Andriy Melnyk, a Ukrainian foreign envoy, says it is only a matter of time before Russian President Vladimir Putin is outsted.

“With the Wagner coup, the Rubicon has been crossed and a new era of power decline and instability in Russia has been ushered in,” Melnyk said.Melnyk, who served as Ukrainian ambassador to Germany from 2015 to 2022, became well-known in the country for his frank and outspoken statements. Melnyk said that while Putin may succeed in bloodily putting down the uprising and “halfway restoring order,” this will not “save the Kremlin from the internal chaos that is brewing.” (DPA)