Putin's escape plan revealed if he loses the war in Ukraine, here's where he could seek asylum

A 'spy' from Moscow has revealed the plan of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who says that he and his friends are preparing to flee Russia if his army is defeated in Ukraine.

According to a channel on Telegram, this bombastic revelation comes from inside the Kremlin, from a source who also claims that the Russian President is suffering from numerous health problems.

With Moscow's Donbas offensive stalling, Ukraine preparing to retake occupied Kherson and seeing its economy crumble, the Russian dictator is "aware of the possibility of a sharp mood swing in the country, in the event of total failure .

Last week, the General SVR channel reported that the 69-year-old had suffered from 'severe nausea' during the night, with doctors allegedly staying at his bedside for around three hours.

Following that report, they claim that 'Putin himself and his entourage are preparing plans to evacuate Russia'.

Any plane carrying Putin and his family out of Russia is thought to be going to Syria, the closest friendly country and whose leader, Bashar al-Assad, Putin saved by intervening in the civil war in 2015.

However, any flight from Russia to Syria would have to pass through the airspace of Turkey, a NATO member state.

If Turkey's strongman leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, were to refuse permission for the plane of Putin and his family to enter his airspace, it would effectively disrupt the fastest and perhaps only route to escape of the Russian tyrant.

Erdogan and Putin have a complex relationship, having been friends and foes at various times over the past decade as each leader tries to navigate their country through a challenging geopolitical quarter.

Iran is another regional power and Western foe that would be interested in Putin's fate.

“Në parim, është e dobishme për Iranin dhe Turqinë që ta mbajnë presidentin rus në mërgim në rezervë, duke e përdorur atë, në varësi të situatës, si një levë apo si mjet pazari”, theksohet në kanalin në Telegram.

Megjithëse Turqia është anëtare e aleancës ushtarake perëndimore, nën udhëheqjen e Erdoganit, vendi ka prerë rrugën e vet diplomatike në marrëdhëniet ndërkombëtare. Në fillim të këtij muaji Putin u takua me homologët e tij turq dhe iranianë në Teheran, gjoja për të diskutuar mbi Sirinë.

Nuk është shumë e mundimshme të imagjinohet se Erdogan dhe presidenti iranian Ebrahim Raisi diskutuan privatisht mundësinë që Putin të kërkojë azil, nëse i ndodh një grusht shteti apo demonstrata për revolucion në Moskë.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces were said yesterday to be gaining momentum near the occupied city of Kherson. Airstrikes have destroyed several bridges, leaving the remaining Russian troops trapped, and a counter-offensive to retake the only major city Russia managed to capture is expected in the coming weeks.